Michael Anderson astronauts
MICHAEL P. ANDERSON (LIEUTENANT COLONEL, USAF) ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born December 25, 1959, in Plattsburgh, New York, but considered Spokane, Washington, to be his hometown. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by his wife and children…
Astronauts Working in Space
Shuttle and station astronauts perform many tasks as they orbit the Earth. The space shuttle is a versatile vehicle that provides facilities to perform science experiments, release and capture huge satellites and even assemble the International Space Station. However, the space shuttle was only designed to fly in space for about two and a half weeks at a time. Tour the inside of…
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Astronaut Scholarship
Information Sessions: Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 6:30-7:00PM, STEW 279; Friday, September 25, 10:30-11:00AM, STEW 311 Funding for : General scholarship applied to junior or senior year Begin Application: Sophomore or junior year Foundation Website : astronautscholarship.org Description The Astronaut Scholarship is funded by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit…
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Freeze dried astronaut ice cream
“Astronaut ice cream” is one of those museum gift shop novelties that sticks in one’s childhood memory, just as the ice cream itself sticks to one’s teeth. This treat has an unusually brittle, crunchy quality, but quickly melts in the mouth into a sweet, sticky variation of the real thing. Despite its name, astronaut ice cream was never eaten by astronauts in the form currently…
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Adult astronaut Helmet
Practice walking in outer space - in your own backyard - with this cool space helmet. It even has its own make-believe oxygen tanks, so you ll look almost like a real astronaut as you explore an alien planet in your backyard. This is a great adult-and-kid project. Some of the construction of the helmet is a little tricky for small hands, so adults can handle the hard part, and…
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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
( NUAA ) is a university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. It was established in October 1952. In Chinese, the university name is sometimes shortened to Nanhang (南航). The university is operated by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is one of China s leading universities on research and education. It is regarded as one of the top engineering universities…
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Life of a astronaut
Jeffrey Hoffman may not be a household name like Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin, but his status as a NASA astronaut is still often met with awestruck faces, a status that enables him to promote space research: “Being an astronaut is a rather unique profession, so when I tell people that I’m an astronaut, it’s still something special, but as Jeffrey Hoffman, I’m not a personal celebrity…
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