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2. Astronaut training - Wikipedia

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   Astronaut training describes the complex process of preparing astronauts in regions around the world for their space missions before, during and after the flight, which includes medical tests, [2] physical training, [3] extra-vehicular activity (EVA) training, wilderness survival training , water survival training , robotics training ...

3. Michael Collins (astronaut) - Wikipedia

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   1952–1970 (active) 1970–1982 (reserve) Signature. Michael Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major general ...

4. NASA Astronaut Corps - Wikipedia

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   NASA Astronaut Corps. The NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and international space missions. It is based at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas .

5. Astronaut - Wikipedia

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   NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside Space Shuttle Challenger on shuttle mission STS-41-B in 1984 An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft ...

6. NASA - Wikipedia

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   NASA EDGE broadcasting live from White Sands Missile Range in 2010. NASA EDGE is a video podcast which explores different missions, technologies and projects developed by NASA. The program was released by NASA on March 18, 2007, and, as of August 2020 [update], there have been 200 vodcasts produced.

7. Alan Bean - Wikipedia

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   Alan Bean. Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3, and was the fourth person to walk on the Moon . Before becoming an astronaut, Bean graduated ...