Prepare for Launch : The Astronaut Training Process. 1st ed. 2010

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by Erik Seedhouse

出版情報:

New York, NY : Praxis : Imprint: Praxis, 2010

著者名:

• Seedhouse, Erik.
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シリーズ名:

Space Exploration ;

ISBN:

9781441913500 [1441913505]    

注記:

Section 1: Becoming an Astronaut. The Application Process. The Selection Process -- Section 2: Training for Life in Space. Astronaut Training. Technical Assignments. Types of Missions. Mission Traning -- Section 3: Before Launch. Behind the Scenes. Countdown to the First Flight. The Final Count.
To be an astronaut is the dream of thousands of young - and not so young - people. But is the life as glamorous as we think it is? First, each applicant must navigate a protracted application and selection process, submit to lengthy medicals, take dozens of aptitude tests, and face an interview panel. If successful, the wannabe spacefarer is then subjected to a guantlet of instruction. From being strapped into centrifuges to experiencing microgravity onboard NASA's aptly named 'vomit comet,' the astronaut candidate's (Ascan) trainging is as relentless as it is arduous. In addtion to covering more than two hundred classroom subjects, as Ascan will complete over fifteen hundred hours of instruction, including training in high-performance jets, sea survival, emergency evacuation preparation, and surgery in microgravity. Prepare for Launch provides a unique insight into the astronaut application, selection, and training process. It chronicles the intense, highly technical and sophisticated training necessary to f

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