I Do Live Isolated. Other Requirements Are Easy 

i do live isolated. other requirements are easy 

What are the most important skills an astronaut should have m?

First of all, the basic requirement is a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, and 3 years of experience (which can also be substituted for by an advanced degree). Other than that, operational experience (things with a technical/active/hands on nature like flying airplanes, SCUBA diving, taking things apart and putting them back together, basic fix-it skills, etc. etc.) is very important, as this is an integral aspect of every day of a space mission.  What we call “expeditionary skills” are also essential, basically the types of things you try to instill in your children, like how to play nicely with others, self care, team care, etc.  I like to think about this on the lines of a camping trip and who you would like to have along with you …someone that is competent and can take good care of themselves and their equipment, someone that contributes to the team and helps with group tasks, someone that is good natured and pleasant to be around, etc., someone fun!  These things are increasingly important now that we are regularly doing long duration missions (typical International Space Station mission is 6 months).  Experience living in extreme/remote/isolated environments with small teams is also useful, as it is similar to what we experience as astronauts.     

Tags

More Posts from Godvinv and Others

9 years ago
That's It! I'm Ready For Tomorrow.

That's it! I'm ready for tomorrow.


Tags
8 years ago

Do you actually have statistics about it or sort of a report ? I would like to read.

How much of a daily threat is "Space junk"?

Good question, as this is a serious issue and one which we must monitor constantly in order to avoid harmful impacts on the International Space Station with objects in space.  For example, the US Space Command in Colorado is monitoring all objects bigger than a few inches in order to assess any potential impact with the Space Station.  We categorize the chance of impact and if there is a high probability, we will actually use thrusters to slightly change the position of the Space Station to avoid the impact.  If it is something that we are unable to avoid, we will have the astronauts shelter in place in their spacecrafts and in case of a catastrophic impact, they will return to Earth.

9 years ago
"Bravo!" Said Balin It's So Pretty To Find This Word Here, Anyway.

"Bravo!" said Balin It's so pretty to find this word here, anyway.


Tags
9 years ago
“ As I Walked Home, I Came T O The Blind Alley And Stopped. Was There A Light In The Old Sore That

“ As I walked home, I came t o the blind alley and stopped. Was there a light in the old sore that had been boarded up? I though I saw a faint illuminating one of the windowpanes. I looked again. There was no light, only darkness. It was probably just my imagination. ”

- Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath By C.V. Vishveshwara


Tags
Loading...
End of content
No more pages to load
  • john-erby
    john-erby liked this · 3 years ago
  • 2reputationpegacorns
    2reputationpegacorns liked this · 4 years ago
  • i-c-stars
    i-c-stars reblogged this · 5 years ago
  • i-c-stars
    i-c-stars liked this · 5 years ago
  • lostinnwonderlandagain
    lostinnwonderlandagain liked this · 5 years ago
  • cosmofrog
    cosmofrog liked this · 5 years ago
  • prometheuslovechild
    prometheuslovechild liked this · 5 years ago
  • barryalans
    barryalans liked this · 6 years ago
  • discostrega
    discostrega liked this · 7 years ago
  • sufferinginmycalvins
    sufferinginmycalvins liked this · 7 years ago
  • tidalwavesoflove
    tidalwavesoflove reblogged this · 7 years ago
  • some-ant
    some-ant liked this · 7 years ago
  • aestheticndanime
    aestheticndanime liked this · 7 years ago
  • infinity-and-luck
    infinity-and-luck liked this · 7 years ago
  • 2crac
    2crac liked this · 7 years ago
  • littlemorrison
    littlemorrison liked this · 7 years ago
  • arthemisesnotes
    arthemisesnotes reblogged this · 7 years ago
  • arthemisesnotes
    arthemisesnotes liked this · 7 years ago
  • dodge6976
    dodge6976 liked this · 7 years ago
  • necuratu
    necuratu liked this · 7 years ago
  • electricmoonbeam
    electricmoonbeam liked this · 7 years ago
  • caseuoiseau
    caseuoiseau reblogged this · 7 years ago
  • heysystole
    heysystole reblogged this · 7 years ago
  • liebergottschlagmichtot
    liebergottschlagmichtot liked this · 7 years ago
  • boysandfreewifi
    boysandfreewifi liked this · 8 years ago
  • nosoyunpulpo
    nosoyunpulpo reblogged this · 8 years ago
  • nosoyunpulpo
    nosoyunpulpo liked this · 8 years ago
  • solonglondonnn
    solonglondonnn liked this · 8 years ago
  • yellowandscarlet
    yellowandscarlet reblogged this · 8 years ago
  • yellowandscarlet
    yellowandscarlet liked this · 8 years ago
  • im-drowning-in-tears
    im-drowning-in-tears liked this · 8 years ago
  • jyeongcifer-blog
    jyeongcifer-blog liked this · 8 years ago
godvinv - Young and Kicking
Young and Kicking

Amateur photographer Constant travelerSpace enthusiast

274 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags