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sorry to kill your dreams... > As part of the Astronaut Candidate training program, candidates are required to complete military water survival before beginnin

sorry 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 ago
I 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 ago
75 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.
- huangc10 9y ago
  I have no idea of any of the qualifications. I simply copied the quote from the NASA source in my comment. Why don't you bring it up with NASA?
  - mbrookes 9y ago
    So you blindly quote something that you have no clue about, then snark when you get called out on it? Schmuck.

aardshark 9y ago

I 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 ago

75 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.

huangc10 9y ago
I have no idea of any of the qualifications. I simply copied the quote from the NASA source in my comment. Why don't you bring it up with NASA?
- mbrookes 9y ago
  So you blindly quote something that you have no clue about, then snark when you get called out on it? Schmuck.