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How a giant swimming pool prepares astronauts for the moon

NASA is preparing astronauts for a return to the Moon by training them underwater in a massive swimming pool at the Johnson ...
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Astronauts and aquanauts: What does the sea have to do with space?

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Space and the open ocean: On the surface, it seems like two more ...
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Astronaut Training - STEM in 30

Did you know that training for a spacewalk requires a 6.5 million gallon swimming pool, a team of divers, and a mock-up of the International Space Station? Astronauts have to train for a variety of ...
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What Happens During Astronaut Training? Astronaut Victor Glover Explains - STEM in 30

Astronaut Victor Glover talks about some of the components of astronaut training, which includes training in a very large swimming pool and virtual reality training. More info: airandspace.si.edu/stem ...
The Conversation

Keeping astronauts healthy in space isn’t easy − new training programs will prepare students to perform medicine while thousands of miles away from Earth

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a ...