So, as the title says: What do astronauts do when not in space? What is their day-to-day earthly work duties like?

i'd also be interested in reading a first hand account of an astronaut giving a day-to-day rundown. i've read 'Endurance' by Scott Kelly, and it had some good insight on what daily life was like on the ISS, and also how he became an astronaut, but i don't remember if much was mentioned about what he did while not in space.

Thanks!

Title says it all i've seen comments describing some of the crazy things nasa has thought of and wondering if there some really out there ones.

Can someone please explain to me why the Harmony Module needs fuel? Why can the Starliner only be docked at the Module for 45 days? Or longer if they rely on backup systems? From my understanding the Harmony Module is a permanent figure now and it doesn't need fuel? I'm not an expert on the ISS though. Every news article spits the same stuff about NASA's Commercial Crew manager Steve Stich saying they can only stay docked for 45 days because the harmony module has limited fuel.

Hi everyone,

I recently read a passage in Carol Dweck's book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success that piqued my interest. According to Dweck, NASA once rejected applicants with purely successful histories in favor of those who had experienced significant failures and demonstrated resilience by bouncing back. Here's the exact passage:

"When they were soliciting applications for astronauts, [NASA] rejected people with pure histories of success and instead selected people who had had significant failures and bounced back from them." (Dweck, Carol S.. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, p. 29. Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.)

I tried searching for more information online but couldn't find much about this specific aspect of NASA's selection criteria. I'm curious to know more about this practice and whether there are documented instances or official sources that support Dweck's claim.

Has anyone here come across similar information or know where I could find more details about this? Any insights or pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help!

The headline pretty much explains it. Basically I want an NASA or space podcast that is informative and Educational because I just love space and wanna learn more (also about missions). And in the next time I will have a long car trip and I can’t watch videos or read very well while being in a car drive, I got a sensitive stomach that makes me feel dizzy after long time not looking outside! Thanks for every answers.

This might have been posted already by someone but from my reading of it, they need to do a lot of work around how to protect the kidneys for a trip to Mars. This could delay any crewed mission to Mars for decades, but does this also apply to long duration stay on the Moon?

Source:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240611130413.htm

Hi! My son and I are going to space camp this summer and he has a flight suit. Do kids/adults wear the flight jackets outside of things like camp and/or conferences? I think he’d love it but I never see anyone wearing it. Thanks!

Has there ever been a space station manned by one person?

During the Gemini 8 incident, how did Armstrong stay conscious for 30 minutes tumbling at 296 degrees per second? Did the lack of everyday surface gravity help? What kind of G forces would it have produced? What’s the upper limit for this kind of jostling?

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For years 2020 - 2023, used NASA budget request congressional justification documents for the "Space Transportation" line item. Astronaut seats are launches of ISS US operating segment crew members (U.S. and international) on Russian Soyuz or U.S. Commercial Crew vehicles in a given federal fiscal year.

For Years 2000 - 2011, used the following source for Space Shuttle expenditures by year...

https://rogerpielkejr.blogspot.com/2011/04/space-shuttle-costs-1971-2011.html

Average over this period (2000-2023) is $250 million/seat for commercial transportation to LEO and $280 million / seat for the government owned and operated Space Shuttle.

All dollars are adjusted to 2024 year dollars using the publically available Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator.

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If there’s an article or two, or a packet I can ask for that answers my questions, please let me know!

I just recently got my KSC badge and was wondering if I’m able to watch rockets/where I can watch rockets using my badge. Also, I’ve heard of “private” beaches and fishing spots that badged members can access. Where would those be located. Thanks in advance!