The Origins of Underwater Neutral Buoyancy Astronaut Training

Theme:
Grades K-12
What:
Session
When:
12:15 PM, Friday 7 Feb 2020 (45 minutes)
Where:
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center- Preshow
How:

NASA does not have a “weightless room” but it has the next best thing: simulated weightlessness in a huge water tank. It should have been obvious to train astronauts for weightlessness underwater. But it wasn’t, and the reasons why offer insights into human nature, bureaucratic inertia and human creativity. This presentation will describe the circumstances leading up to the first weightlessness simulations underwater, applications of the technique to early spaceflight problems, its adoption as standard spaceflight training and its spread to astronaut training centers around the world.


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Catherine Walker
Catherine Walker
Participant
Space Center Houston
Education Program Coordinator
Dr. John Charles
Dr. John Charles
Participant
Space Center Houston
Scientist in Residence

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