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joebustillos · 7 months

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#featured #a million miles away #jose hernandez #lessons learned #life lessons #meditations on #nasa #nasa astronaut application #pursuing one's dreams #video tuesdays

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lonestarflight · 9 months

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"Scientist-astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, looks at the camera as he participates in the Aug. 6, 1973 extravehicular activity (EVA) during which he and astronaut Jack R. Lousma, pilot, deployed the twin pole solar shield to help shade the Orbital Workshop (OWS)."

Date: August 6, 1973

NASA ID: SL3-122-2610

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customerservice07 · 1 year

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Kalpana Chawla👏

Hundreds of salutes to Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman astronaut to make India proud in space, on her birth anniversary. Due to your intelligence, discretion and courage, you will always be an example for the country. 🙏🇮🇳

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nasa · 2 months

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Our newest class of astronaut candidates graduated on March 5, 2024. This means they’re now eligible for spaceflight assignments to the International Space Station, the Moon, and beyond! In the next twelve posts, we’ll introduce these new astronauts.

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Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Applications are now open.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

#NASA #astronaut #NASA Yearbook #graduation #Class of 2024 #space #Inspiration #tech #technology #dream job #Youtube #STEM

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kegbasher · 23 days

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realistically i know i’m way too claustrophobic (not to mention countless other reasons) but this whole eclipse thing is really taking me back to my childhood-early teenage dream of becoming an astronaut

#we had like 90something% coverage where i’m at but it was cloudy so i was watching the nasa livestream (incredible btw)#and they mentioned something about applications for becoming an astronaut and I’m just like …what if? 🤔

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michaelgabrill · 2 months

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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA welcomed its newest class of next generation Artemis astronauts in a Tuesday ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The 10 astronaut graduates now are eligible for flight assignments. The agency also announced the opening for the next round of NASA astronaut applications. “Congratulations to […] from NASA https://ift.tt/O6kxoTn

#NASA #space #NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates #Michael Gabrill

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bestsolutiononline · 1 year

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Kalpana Chawla👏

Hundreds of salutes to Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman astronaut to make India proud in space, on her birth anniversary. Due to your intelligence, discretion and courage, you will always be an example for the country. 🙏🇮🇳

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easybnkingonline · 1 year

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Kalpana Chawla👏

Hundreds of salutes to Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman astronaut to make India proud in space, on her birth anniversary. Due to your intelligence, discretion and courage, you will always be an example for the country. 🙏🇮🇳

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bnkingsolutiononline · 1 year

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Kalpana Chawla👏

Hundreds of salutes to Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman astronaut to make India proud in space, on her birth anniversary. Due to your intelligence, discretion and courage, you will always be an example for the country. 🙏🇮🇳

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bedabug · 2 years

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Nichelle Nichols’s impact can not be overstated.

She was the first black woman to go to space on tv (and her impact on representation on TV should also not be understated) but she also campaigned for NASA applications of diverse voices. Her campaign led to the recruitment of Sally Ride (first American woman in space), col. Guion Bluford (first black astronaut in NASA), and Mae Jeminson (first black woman in space).

Without her personal recruitment campaign (which she threatened to sue NASA if she put her reputation on the line to bring in these applications if they then did not go on to hire any of them) who knows how much longer it would have taken to get anyone other than a white man as a NASA astronaut.

#nichelle nichols

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todayontumblr · 2 months

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Wednesday, March 13.

They're gonna make you proud.

Because if space really is the place, consider them well on their way. En route, if you will. The following 12 mighty fine folk only went and graduated from NASA's astronaut school. They are now ready and set, suited and booted, to head up into that big old mysterious blanket above and see what's good. Perhaps they will bring y'all a souvenir.

In the meantime, may we introduce you to the people who put the rad in graduation. Nay, who put the ace in space.

Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Applications are now open. And be sure to check out The Universe is Calling: Apply to Be a NASA Astronaut (Official NASA Video feat. Morgan Freeman.)

Make sure to follow NASA on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!"

#NASA #astronaut #nasa yearbook #graduation #class of 2024 #space #inspiration #tech #dream job #STEM #today on tumblr

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doyouevenknowwhatshappening · 2 months

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Mae Carol Jemison

(born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut.

She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.

She was chosen out of roughly 2,000 applicants for 15 slots in NASA Astronaut Group 12, the first selected after Challenger.

The Associated Press covered her as the "first black woman astronaut" in 1987.

In 1993, Jemison appeared as Lieutenant Palmer in "Second Chances", an episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, becoming the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek.

Jemison served on the board of directors of the World Sickle Cell Foundation from 1990 to 1992.

Jemison continues to advocate strongly in favor of science education and getting minority students interested in science.

Read more about her here!

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lonestarflight · 4 months

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Apollo Application Program: BALLOS

Concept art of BALLOS (BALlistic LOgistic Spacecraft), an Apollo-derived logistics spacecraft. It was studied by NASA, Lockheed and McDonnell-Douglas for the transportation of Astronauts to and from the Large Orbiting Research Laboratory (LORL) space station for the Apollo Application Program.

It came in three variants, a 6 astronaut version (2 crew, 4 passengers), 9 astronaut version (2 crew, 7 passengers) and a 2 astronaut version (2 crew, 10 passengers).

It would potentially be launched onboard either the Saturn IB or Titan III-C (in hammerhead configuration). The Saturn IB was preferred. Despite being bigger than the base line Apollo CSM, it would weigh roughly the same.

The 12 astronaut version has the following description:

"It is conical in shape with a spherical segment base. The base diameter of the spacecraft is 190 inches. The cargo-maneuver module is conical in shape and located immediately aft of the crew module. The conical shape adapts the 190-in. diameter crew module to the 260-inches diameter of the launch vehicle. This module is capable of carrying 13,455 lb of packaged cargo and 3,755 lb of maneuver propellant. This propellant is sufficient to meet the maneuvering impulsive velocity requirements of 1,050 fps which is provided by a modified LEM descent engine located in the module. Three solid-propellant retrorockets are located at the fore end of this module also.

This vehicle fulfills the mission requirements of delivering 12 men and 13, 455 lb of packaged cargo to a space station orbiting at an altitude of 260 nmi and an inclination of 29.5°. The launch vehicle puts the spacecraft in a 105 nmi parking orbit from which a Hohmann transfer is used to reach the rendezvous altitude of 260 nmi. Impulse for the Hohmann transfer and injection into final orbit is provided for in the 1,050 fps of impulsive velocity capability of the maneuver propulsion system. The maximum dynamic pressure of 525 psf is reached approximately 85 sec after launch. The maximum longitudinal acceleration during launch is approximately 4 g's."

At the end of the mission, the capsule would return to Earth for recovery, refurbishment and reuse. The propulsion module would be allowed to burn up.

"On an operational basis, prelaunch preparation time for a new [Ballos] spacecraft is 40 days. This time period includes receiving and shop processing prior to mating to the erected launch vehicle.

The projected 1968 to 1970 time period estimate for on-pad preparation time for the Saturn IB launch vehicle is 48 days. Of this, 23 days are allowed for payload mating and integrated vehicle checkout. The total prelaunch processing time required for the [BALLOS] vehicle, therefore, would be 63 days."

BALLOS never progressed past the study phase, like many proposals of the Apollo Application Program.

Date: Study 1964

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NASA ID: S64-3663, S63-4634, S64-1800

#BALLOS #BALlistic LOgistic Spacecraft #Apollo CSM #NASA #Apollo Program #Apollo Applications Program #Study #1964 #concept art #Large Orbiting Research Laboratory #LORL #my post

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juliaschifini · 10 months

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gonna get a four year degree, then a master's in a STEM field, get 1000 hours of pilot-in-command time of a jet aircraft, do two years in the NASA Astronaut Corps, go through the rigorous selection process, then be chosen from thousands of applicants to be selected to go into space, just so I can Kiss the Moon

#astronaut #the moon #moon #space #just let me go into space and kiss the moon #nasa #please

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sansebastinae · 6 months

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(3 days before flight)

"Rocky, should I untether Mark from the pipes?"

"Don't even think about it Sebastian. I don't want to get into trouble !"

»»» 11th Day of Mission

Load LOG : // SL-21-20XX-28-12_01…

(alternate title : fuck characterisation, hello OOC. get OOC pain'd.)

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23:04:26:85 UTC +1 CET

Recording? Ok...so today-

("Talking into your diary again like a girl, love? ")

"Fucking…" clunk "It's my logging session. I'll throw something at you."

("Did you forget where you are?")

"Fick dich."

("…I hope that's German for 'I like you a lot?' ")

< clunk >

recording terminated due to lack of sound / voice activity.

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END LOG SL-21-20XX-28-12_01

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Load LOG : // SL-21-20XX-28-12_02…

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23:11:33:02 UTC +1 CET

…Ok, the light is on, it is recording now.

This morning the Earth looked bluer than usual, and I really liked it, so I grabbed the camera and quickly snapped a picture. My photography skills are good enough!

NASA's Jackson called us the noisiest astronauts ever. Fair... But he did remark on how efficiently Mark and I get the work done around the station, given the state and the age of the machines. We would really just split the massive amount of maintenance into two and made sure we tied up any loose ends, and they were always impressed.

Today we had to do a pretty massive job of putting on the NOAX stuff on the many of the station panels. It was our second time doing a spacewalk in only eleven days, so that's a big thing. And it was…four hours outside, putting basically space caulk. Heat really gets to these big guys! The application was less than fantastic though, as we had to use spatulas to put them on…it was a really careful science experiment. There's Mark and me, stuck to only the metal railings of the station for our lives, putting state-of-the-art things with some ma's spatula. It's hot doing this the whole day, just mashing this stuff in! Sweating in space is not fun…

I looked up the stuff when I got back from the work. They use these things in Formula 1 cars…? Well you learn something new everyday and experience new things too, but I'm not sure how this caulk thing will benefit that much… probably only useful if Michael Schumacher goes 27 thousand kilometres per hour, sure…

Ok, I have been putting off talking about Mark.

The previous recordings already have them, but for memory's sake, I will just mention it here. I know, I know, I'm going to be 24 next year, and here I am, still feeling like i'm in middle school with how I'm acting.

We've been co-workers for two years now, and we've had our fair share of being at each other's necks. Horner didn't help either. The only thing he had to say to us before we left was that we were like an old married couple. And to get "our shit sorted by the end of the trip".

Well…

It really is hard to put it into words. It was pretty obvious to everyone, so I am the idiot here. Hah... I tried not to think much of it, especially during the suit up procedure for the spacewalks. it needed two people anyway.

Before we went back into the airlock, the bastard went to unhook my tether off the metal railing! Fucker!! Do you know how screwed we'll get if I wasn't anywhere with the EMU? He had the gall to laugh in his suit. I should have just beaten his face in just now.

("You didn't mention me holding your hands?")

clnk

("oh shoot--")

recording terminated due to lack of sound / voice activity.

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#sebmark #writing #art

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usafphantom2 · 1 month

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Three hundred eighty-nine people experience the thrill of flying Mach 3 in an SR 71, an A-12, a YF 12, or an M 21. This number includes every single blackbird variation. Only one woman was a crewmember of NASA, Marta Bonn Meyer; of the 389, just 284 were assigned as crew members, the pilot and the RSO.

One hundred five people were VIP guests. Chuck Yeager was a guest, and he was allowed to take the wheel. The adversary of the SR 71 is Larry Welch. He got a VIP ride, General Larry Welch, the Air Force chief of staff, staged a one-man campaign on Capitol Hill to kill the program entirely,” Ben Rich wrote in his book Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed. “General Welch thought sophisticated spy satellites made the SR-71 a disposable luxury. He did manage to get an SR 71 stick, place it on his desk, and brag that he flew the SR 71. ( as a Major, he applied to fly the SR 71 and was turned down, as 98% of applicants were.)

This includes one woman, Congresswoman Beverly Byron, who received a flight as a VIP, which was often a political move to influence a politician to vote for the SR 71 to stay in the air.

Or a President could order a VIP ride.

President Carter thanked the Roman Catholic priest for his Goodwill accomplishments during a meeting at the White House; he asked the president of Notre Dame University, Father Theodore Hesburgh, ‘Is there anything I could do for you?’ President Carter recalled when Hesburgh asked for the favor: ‘I said, “Fr. Hesburgh, it’s not customary for civilians to ride on a top-secret airplane.”

He said, ‘That’s all right. I thought you were Commander-in-Chief.’

The Father responded I want to fly the SR 71 faster than anyone has done before. He got his wish. SR-71 pilot Tom Allison reported that they got the airplane to Mach 3.5.2.

You could not just walk into the hangar, put on the pressure suit, and enter the cockpit; it took weeks of preparation. Some people did not make it through the preparation. One was an engineer, and later, Skunk Works President Ben Rich. He was so claustrophobic that he started yelling, “Get me out of here.”

The Air Force qualified 93 pilots and 89 RSOs; that’s it! If you know someone who flew the SR-71, remember they are extremely rare. These men definitely have the right stuff. There were more astronauts than there were men who flew the SR 71. Here is the link if you’d like to look at the names of everyone who flew in the SR 71. sr71.us/Supp_BBook.htm

I know all of this because my father, Butch Sheffield, was the first RSO selected for the SR 71 in 1965 ~ Linda Sheffield

@Habubrats71 via X

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