The Extreme Environments Where Astronauts Train For Space

We all know astronauts have an exciting and dangerous job, but what kind of extreme lengths do they go to to train for space?

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Johnson Space Center Training for space
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/160410main_space_training_fact_sheet.pdf
Johnson Space Center is home to the nation’s astronaut corps and is responsible for preparing explorers from both the U.S. and its international partners for the demands of living and working in space. The first U.S. astronauts were selected in 1959.

Why Are Astronauts Weightless Space?
http://www.universetoday.com/95308/why-are-astronauts-weightless-in-space/
Most of our regular readers understand why astronauts and objects appear to float around on the International Space Station, but there are some misconceptions and preconceived notions out there on this topic that aren’t true and which don’t represent a very good understanding of physics!

Cavenauts 2016
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Caves/2016_cavenauts
ESA astronaut Pedro Duque was born on 14 March 1963 in Madrid, Spain. He enjoys diving, swimming and cycling. Pedro flew as a Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-95 mission from 29 October to 7 November 1998. The nine-day mission was dedicated to research in weightlessness and solar studies. Pedro was responsible for the five ESA scientific facilities and for the computer system on the Space Shuttle.

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