Interesting facts about astronauts
The first ever astronaut blew himself up trying to reach the moon by way of fireworks! According to one ancient legend, a Chinese official named Wan-Hoo attempted a flight to the moon using a large wicker chair to which were fastened 47 large rockets. Forty seven assistants, each armed with torches, rushed forward to light the fuses. In a moment there was a tremendous roar accompanied…
Astronaut Cartoon
Tech InsiderFormer astronaut Chris Hadfield.Astronaut Chris Hadfield is launching a crowd-funded animated comedy science series called It s Not Rocket Science. Hadfield became famous during his time on the International Space Station for a series of videos where he did everything from explaining how…
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How many astronauts are on the ISS?
A major cooling system failure on the International Space Station has thrust the 12-year-old orbiting laboratory into the limelight. NASA plans two emergency spacewalks, Friday and Monday, to replace a pump in one of the two U.S. cooling system loops attached to the station s exterior. The ISS is the…
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Andy Thomas astronaut
Right now I m Leading a team of engineers and scientists who are helping to design the systems that we will use to go beyond the Earth orbit, out into deep space. Those systems require great engineering insights, they are very challenging, and it actually requires a lot of creative engineering and I…
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Christa McAuliffe astronauts
S. CHRISTA CORRIGAN MCAULIFFE TEACHER IN SPACE PARTICIPANT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born September 2, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is survived by husband Steven and two children. Her listed recreational interests included jogging, tennis, and volleyball. EDUCATION: Graduated from Marian High School…
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Stanford University Aerospace Engineering
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree is intended primarily for students who desire a career in research, advanced development or teaching. PhD programs are designed to give students a broad background in mathematics and engineering sciences, together with intensive study and research experience in a…
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NASA astronaut photos
Hadfield captured this twist of clouds near Arica, in the northern edge of Chile. He explains: You see these frequently in this part of the world because the Pacific is cold, the land is warm, and the currents and winds combine to form a cloudy vortex — clockwise here, because it s the southern hemisphere…