Astronaut Patches
September 28, 2024
The first space patch was flown by Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on the Vostok-6 mission in 1963; however, that was hidden from public…
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Famous NASA astronauts
September 10, 2024
Ever thought of becoming an astronaut? Who hasn’t? While military service certainly isn’t required to join NASA, it might help. 219 of the 330…
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Have astronauts been to Mars
May 13, 2024
Credit: Space.com Store Making it happen Credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist NASA is working on a number of different fronts to make a…
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What is an astronaut?
January 31, 2024
Find your perfect career Would you make a good astronaut? Sokanu s free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions!…
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NASA astronaut qualifications
November 20, 2023
EARLY ASTRONAUT SELECTION AND TRAINING Spacemen of fiction - Jules Verne s travelers to the Moon, or the comic strip heroes Flash Gordon and…
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NASA astronaut program
September 15, 2023
NASA s Educator Astronaut Program is helping educators and students experience NASA missions in a whole new light. K-12 educators are now part…
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Black NASA astronauts
May 18, 2023
As elite members of human space programs, or one of the select few pilots working for the military, black women have been soaring above fruited…
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NASA astronauts List
March 31, 2023
Joseph M. Acaba Location of the island of Puerto Rico (green) This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States…
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Astronaut Mae Jemison
March 1, 2023
NASA astronaut Mae Jemison flew on space shuttle Endeavour in September 1992, becoming the first black woman to travel to space. Credit: NASA…
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Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
January 6, 2023
Students on Scholastic.com interviewed astronaut Ellen Ochoa during 1 s Hispanic Heritage Month. Below is a transcript of that interview. What…
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Astronaut "UFO" sightings
December 31, 2022
At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone: there was a constant surveillance by UFOs. - Scott Carpenter Buzz Aldrin is…
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Do astronauts have Internet
December 25, 2022
As and said, the astronauts on the ISS do have access to the internet. But the question asked if the astronauts had internet access in outer…
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Astronaut quotes
November 1, 2022
“In space flight, “attitude” refers to orientation: which direction your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth and other spacecraft…
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Kathryn Thornton astronaut
October 28, 2022
Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton (Ph.D.) (born August 17, 1952 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with…
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Astronaut simulator game
October 27, 2022
You step out from your house, onto the pink Martian frontier. An inspiring piano soundtrack underscores your every step — every slow, choppy…
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Astronaut UFO
October 21, 2022
The truth is out there … maybe. A photo tweeted by astronaut Scott Kelly is generating plenty of extraterrestrial buzz. Day 233. Once upon a…
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Walter Cunningham astronaut
October 21, 2022
Walter Cunningham NASA Astronaut (former) Graduated from Venice High School, Venice, California; received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Physics…
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Current NASA astronauts
September 13, 2022
Astronauts eat the first vegetables grown in space on the International Space Station as part of Nasa’s Veggie experiment. It was one small bite…
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NASA astronaut applications
September 8, 2022
Those qualifications are pretty strict. In order to apply, you have to: Be a US citizen Have at least a Bachelors degree in engineering, biological…
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NASA astronaut Flight Suit
July 4, 2022
A flight suit is a full body garment, worn while flying aircraft such as military airplanes, gliders and helicopters. These suits are generally…
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Can I become an astronaut?
May 24, 2022
Shoot for the stars: If you would love to explore space as a career, you couldn’t have picked a better time, especially given the number of private…
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