Overview
- Provides unique insights into the current application, selection, and training processes of astronauts in the U.S., Canada, and Europe
- Shows the dramatic changes in astronaut training required for the ambitious multi-year missions planned to the Moon, Mars, and elsewhere
- Draws upon interviews with other astronaut candidates about the
- regimen and rigors of astronaut training
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Today's astronauts require many different abilities. They must not only be expert in performing flight simulations but must also be proficient in such dissimilar subjects as photography, thermodynamics, electrical repairs, flight procedures, oceanography, public affairs, and geology. In Prepare for Launch, the author introduces the technologies and myriad activities that constitute or affect astronaut training, such as the part-task trainers, emergency procedures, the fixed-based and motion-based simulators, virtual environment training, and the demands of training in the Weightless Environment Training Facility. With plans to return to the Moon and future missions to Mars, the current selection criteria and training are very different from those used for short duration mission Space Shuttle crews. Dr. Erik Seedhouse in this book focuses on how astronaut candidates are taught to cope with different needs and environments (for example, hibernation, artificial gravity, and bioethics issues) and also includes brief discussions of the astronaut application and selection process.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Astronaut Selection
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Preparing for Life in Space
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Preparing for Launch
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“In Prepare for Launch you can read a detailed and thorough account written by someone who tried very hard to change his astronaut dream into a reality. Seedhouse’s book contains the nuts and bolts of astronaut training in North America and Europe. … He leads us step by step through the protracted process of becoming an astronaut. … Seedhouse has written an intriguing account of the training process, and his book is a joy to read.” (Carole Stott, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1221), April, 2011)Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Prepare for Launch
Book Subtitle: The Astronaut Training Process
Authors: Erik Seedhouse
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1350-0
Publisher: Praxis New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Praxis 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1349-4Published: 13 April 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-1350-0Published: 10 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 246
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Popular Science in Astronomy, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics