Per tradition, most astronaut classes have a nickname, often humorously given to them by the previous class of astronauts. In the case of the class of 1990,
He worked at JSC as a crew and flight controller trainer when NASA selected him as
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our training inside both the LMS ( Lunar Module Simulator) and also that other trainer
thinking about the jest he had played on Riley McCafferty by hanging a lemon on the trainer
[Aldrin – „We spent a lot of time in the LM trainer – maybe 30 or 40 percent of our
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts worked Monday conducting intricate maintenance on a device that removes carbon dioxide from the International Space Station’s atmosphere. The duo later joined cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti for a review of emergency procedures and evacuation paths. Cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev spent the morning unloading cargo from …
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SpaceX engineers are in the final weeks of processing of the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch their Dragon commercial cargo craft to the International Space Station late next week. On orbit, a pair of Expedition 44 crew members reviewed the procedures they will use when the Dragon supply ship arrives a few days later. …
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Ames and Langley just added another light to the night sky. Congratulations to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team on the
Science Definition Team, as co-lead of the Artemis III Geology Team, and as a crew trainer
The newly-expanded Expedition 48 crew is preparing for next week’s arrival of the ninth SpaceX mission. In the meantime, the International Space Station’s newest trio is getting used to their new home in space and conducting science and maintenance with their crewmates. New astronauts Kate Rubins and Takuya Onishi joined Commander Jeff Williams and trained …
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Commander Barry Wilmore and Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti brushed up Friday afternoon on robotics skills necessary to capture an approaching spacecraft with the Canadarm2. The duo will be inside the Cupola carefully monitoring the SpaceX Dragon as it approaches the International Space Station next week. Wilmore will be at the Canadarm2 controls to capture Dragon. …
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