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I've always wanted to be an astronaut but alas, you must be a strong swimmer (for training and misc. events purposes). Note to all, always get your kids to take
by huangc10 9y ago
I've always wanted to be an astronaut but alas, you must be a strong swimmer (for training and misc. events purposes). Note to all, always get your kids to take swimming lessons...
- smaili 9y agoAre you sure? > Requirements include U.S. citizenship; degrees in science, technology, engineering or math; and at least three years of experience or 1,000 hours of piloting jets.
- maxxxxx 9y agoSo in addition to swimming also teach your kids jet flying.
- huangc10 9y agoActually, IMO, you can and should learn how to fly when you are an adult. Learning to swim well is actually quite difficult. It's like learning to play piano when you're older.
- huangc10 9y agosorry to kill your dreams... > As part of the Astronaut Candidate training program, candidates are required to complete military water survival before beginning their flying syllabus, and become SCUBA qualified to prepare them for spacewalk training. Consequently, all Astronaut Candidates are required to pass a swimming test during their first month of training. They must swim 3 lengths of a 25-meter pool without stopping, and then swim 3 lengths of the pool in a flight suit and tennis shoes with no time limit. They must also tread water continuously for 10 minutes wearing a flight suit. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/606877main_FS-2011-11-057-JSC-astro_trng.pdf https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/606877main_FS-2011-... I'm actually Canadian and when I looked into applying for CSA, they stated the requirement was a strong swimmer. They did some drills in the Atlantic.
- aardshark 9y agoI feel like this is a very minor physical feat compared to the other attributes I'd expect a strong astronaut candidate to exhibit. As in, this shouldn't be a barrier to anyone who really wants to be an astronaut.
- ice109 9y ago75 meters is a strong swimmer?
- huangc10 9y ago> military water survival http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-militarys-combat-water-training-2016-3/#a-marine-uses-his-supplemental-emergency-breathing-device-prior-to-escaping-the-simulated-helicopter-seat-during-shallow-water-egress-training-at-the-camp-hansen-pool-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-militarys-combat-wa... I think the 75 m is just a fitness test kind of thing that everyone should be able to pass
- mbrookes 9y ago> and become SCUBA qualified to prepare them Uh, sorry, but there's no such qualification! There are may "qualifications", from the amateur PADI (of which I have a couple of grades), to BSAC 1st class (probably the most stringent and disciplined of qualifications, despite technically being an amateur club); but "SCUBA qualified" is not one of them.