Introduction of job
To be an astronaut, you need a Bachelor's degree (engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics) from a college or university, three years of experience after obtaining the bachelor's degree and passing a NASA space physical test.
Heights should be 148.5 cm to 193 cm for mission specialists. You may be asked to go for a session where you would participate in personal interviews, medical tests and orientations. If you were selected, you would have training and evaluations, which is for two years. During the training period, you would take classes in basic science, technology, and space shuttle systems.
Description of job
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts perform many tasks as they orbit the Earth. They also have to maintain it. Similarly, Mission Control, on Earth, constantly monitors the ISS. Mission Control sends messages each day through voice or e-mail to help the crewmembers.
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts perform many tasks as they orbit the Earth. They also have to maintain it. Similarly, Mission Control, on Earth, constantly monitors the ISS. Mission Control sends messages each day through voice or e-mail to help the crewmembers.
Astronauts use the Onboard Short-Term Plan (OSTP) to guide them. It is a graph of the daily schedule on the ISS. An astronaut's workday is from about 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. This day includes three meals and 2.5 hours of physical exercise to keep fit.
The People
During Neil Armstrong’s first space flight he and fellow astronaut David Scott successfully performed the first docking in space between two vehicles. In July of 1969, Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, America's first attempt to land a manned vehicle on the Moon. He and fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
During Neil Armstrong’s first space flight he and fellow astronaut David Scott successfully performed the first docking in space between two vehicles. In July of 1969, Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11, America's first attempt to land a manned vehicle on the Moon. He and fellow astronaut Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
When he became the first man among the twelve people to set foot on the lunar surface, he spoke the well known phrase, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind". After which he and Aldrin explored the surface of the moon for 2.5 hours. Of all the challenges Armstrong and his crew faced on Apollo 11, the landing itself was far and away the most difficult.
The decent was difficult for the entire Apollo team, Mission Control, as much as the astronauts themselves. In just 12 minutes, Armstrong and co-pilot Buzz Aldrin had to bring their lunar module Eagle from a height of 50,000 feet, orbiting at a speed of several thousand miles per hour, down to the surface in what amounted to a controlled fall. With no atmosphere, both a parachute and wings would be useless.
List of resources
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
http://howstuffworks.com
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
http://howstuffworks.com
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
