Astronaut Diapers
Astronaut Lisa Nowak (left) of the US space shuttle Discovery during a press conference after Discovery s landing at Kennedy Space Center last summer. Nowak (right) shown Tuesday in an Orange County, FL, jail booking photo after she was charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted vehicle burglary with battery, destruction of evidence and battery (NASA/Orange County, FL, police.)…
Astronautics degree
The Master of Science in Aeronautics & Astronautics (MSAA) is intended for students with an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering or closely related field who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree emphasizing technical expertise as well as preparation for advanced, independent research. The MSAA degree may be completed through a coursework-only or a Master’s…
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Draw a large circle. Sketch a large circle near the top of your paper. Keep the circle as evenly round as possible. This first circle will eventually become the outer perimeter of the astronaut s helmet. Place a rectangle beneath the circle. Draw a rectangle that overlaps the bottom fifth of the circle. The size of the rectangle should be similar to the size of the shape. Also note…
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Sunita Williams , in full Sunita Lyn Williams, née, Euclid , Ohio , U.S.), American astronaut who holds the record for most time spent on space walks by a woman. In 1983 Williams entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. She was made an ensign in 1987 and reported for aviator training at the Naval Aviation Training Command. In July 1989 she began combat helicopter training…
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This story was updated at 8:00 p.m. EST. NASA astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper is lamenting the lost tool bag that escaped her grip during a Tuesday spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Stefanyshyn-Piper was mopping up a mess from leaky grease gun when the small bag came loose and drifted beyond her reach with its load of vital tools. Stefanyshyn-Piper was working…
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It’s Yuri’s Night, the anniversary of the first human spaceflight. That means it’s time for a distributed planet-wide space-party, celebrating us puny humans braving the terrifying void of space! Top image: Gagarin strapped in and ready to blast off in Vostok 1. Vostok 1 did not look so hot when it landed in 1961. On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Ю́рий Алексе́евич…
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