Preparation to go into space begins at school. All astronauts take science courses through high school and go to college to take science or engineering. Some are in the military. Many also have pilot's licenses and Scuba diving experience.
Once they are selected, astronauts begin a training program that includes courses in astronomy, the space shuttle, space history, and experiments. Not everyone who is trained goes into space because NASA wants the "best of the best" - meaning the best people of all the people qualified to go into space. Also, there is a large lineup for flights, meaning it could be years before a space opens up.
When astronauts do go into space, they perform experiments. Most shuttle flights now go to the International Space Station, which is under construction, and astronauts will often go outside to put solar panels and supports on to the station. Their schedule is set out months before the flight so they know exactly what to do each minute they are in space.
That depends on which astronaut it is. After eating a traditional pre-flight breakfast, the prime crew (those who actually fly the mission) are evaluated by medical personnel and equipped with sensors that measure their heartrate, temperature and blood pressure before putting on their pressure suits. While they are doing that, the backup crew is busy inside the spacecraft making sure all the switches are set properly for the launch. After the flight crew arrives and are strapped into their seats, they begin a final checkout of the entire vehicle before the launch, including double checking switch positions. There is no room for error in a manned rocket.
the things that astronauts do on a mission is sleep learning how to fly a space shuttle
A total of 12 astronauts walked on the moon , two in each mission.
no, all the astronauts on the final mission of columbia died during reentry.
You train for your mission. When its done, you do the mission. Now after you come back, the school finds out and everybody, even the bullies, all of a sudden wants to be friends lol
Astronauts go through a great deal of training prior to going into space. It can take years for astronauts to go through all the training they need, which includes learning to work in zero gravity and going through a variety of realistic simulations.
The training for the American astronauts is done at N.a.S..A space centers.
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Mission patches are something that astronauts make on a mission!
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Two astronauts walked on the moon on each moon mission.
Yes, lots and lots of it.
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The mission of Apollo11 was to go to the moon and return back to the earth safely with the astronauts.
Well, some astronauts do. Not all astronauts will die in space, but some will if the mission went wrong or if it is just being there when you die of natural causes.
America's first seven astronauts were selected on April 9, 1959. They were known as the Mercury Seven and went through a rigorous selection and training process before they were chosen.