SciShow
Why NASA Put The Moon In A Pool
NASA has been using swimming pools to train astronauts since the 1960s. The largest is the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), which holds roughly 9 olympic pools worth of water and has contained not just mockups of space station and...
Great Big Story
Astronaut training, mastering emergencies in space
Explore the intense training astronauts undergo for emergencies like fires, depressurization, and solar flares to ensure survival in space.
Curated Video
Navigating Weightlessness: Life in Space
Explore the impact of weightlessness on the human body through the eyes of astronauts and specialists. Discover how the absence of gravity affects muscle and bone health, blood circulation, and even the sense of balance. Learn about the...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut Training
Randy "Komrade" Bresnik talks about what astronauts have to study, know and endure to be successful in space. Bresnik recalls his astronaut training experiences and moments of his previous spaceflight. HWHAP Episode 5.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Train Like an Astronaut
Kathy Bolt, chief training officer and CAPCOM, gives us a peek inside the world of training as an astronaut, how it has evolved, and how we are training our astronauts for future missions. HWHAP Episode 131.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: A Seismic Journey
Drew Feustel, NASA Astronaut, talks about his education in Geology and Seismology, his previous 2 shuttle missions, and his expectations before launching on March 21, 2018 for his first long-duration mission in space. HWHAP Episode 34.
Curated Video
Spacewalk: Exploring the Depths of Space
A spacewalk (or extravehicular activity) is the term used to describe movement of astronauts outside the spacecraft. Learn about the types of spacewalks astronauts engage in and the training they go through to prepare.
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 17, Astronaut Training Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA Astronaut Candidate Woody Hoburg discusses his experiences as the 2017 NASA Astronaut Class approaches the two-year mark of extensive training for space travel.
Curated Video
Exploring the International Space Station
This video provides a comprehensive description of the International Space Station (ISS). It highlights the collaborative efforts of governments, scientists, and engineers from around the world in creating this remarkable scientific marvel.
NASA
NASA Prepares to Explore Moon: Spacesuits, Tools
Preparing to explore the surface of the Moon goes well beyond designing and building safe spacecraft and spacesuits. NASA also has to ensure the surface vehicles and suits have the mobility required to do science, and that astronauts...
Hearst Metrotone News
A group of men turn somersaults in the Vomit Comet airplane during a zero gravity test.
A group of men turn somersaults in the Vomit Comet airplane during a zero gravity test.
Getty Images
Gus Grissom tests NASA Paresev 1-A, paraglider research vehicle
NASA Paresev 1-A on lake bed with project Mercury Astronaut Gus Grissom / testing the feasibility of using a steerable kite-like parawing as a replacement for parachutes used then to safely land spacecraft on Earth / The project was...
Getty Images
Soviet scientists and astronaut Yuri Gagarin prepare for Vostok 1 launch
/ Soviet scientists retrieve an unmanned Vostok spacecraft capsule after a test launch containing a dummy / Dummy is subjected to various tests / Dummy parachuting / Dummy ishot out of ejector seat from a jet / Dummy splashes down /...
Hearst Metrotone News
A man floats in the Vomit Comet airplane during a zero gravity test.
A man floats in the Vomit Comet airplane during a zero gravity test.
Hearst Metrotone News
A man wears an eye protector in a high speed g-force test.
A man wears an eye protector in a high speed g-force test.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Third Law of Motion: Astronauts in Outer Space
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, NASA learns hard lessons from the first American attempt to do work while "walking" in space. The video also explores Newton's third law of motion. [4:50]