an evening with nasa
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Powerpoint about astronaut glow meet on 11/6/2010TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to “Ask an astronaut “Ask an astronaut
Glow meet”Glow meet”9.50 am to 10.50am9.50 am to 10.50am
with Heather Paul & Nick with Heather Paul & Nick PatrickPatrick
Heather PaulHeather PaulLead Engineer Spacesuit DesignLead Engineer Spacesuit Design
Specialises in life support designs for the next generation of suits.
Lead engineer for the ventilation subsystems and works on the thermal control system
Field test simulations – astronauts experience similar conditions to space
What sorts of things do you think a spacesuit designer needs to consider?
Write your ideas hereExample – ProtectionMary view Primary
•Discuss for 2 minutes some of the questions you have•Choose one from your class and type it onto the next board along with your schools name•Some of the questions from the discussion board will be asked
Questions for Heather
Who is your Favourite Astronaut?Sacred Heart
What would happen if an astronaut removed their helmet in space?
Sanderson
Does it feel stuffy inside a suit?East Calder
How do youmake a space suit?LVPS
Which material is a spacesuit made from?Harrysmuir
What does it feel like to walk in space?
Gavinburn
Why are space suits white & not pink? Port Ellen
Nicholas J MacDonald Patrick Nicholas J MacDonald Patrick NASA AstronautNASA Astronaut
•Mission Specialist on STS 116 and STS 130Mission Specialist on STS 116 and STS 130
•Logged 638 hours in spaceLogged 638 hours in space
•18 hours EVA time during three spacewalks18 hours EVA time during three spacewalks
•11 million miles and over 400 orbits of the earth11 million miles and over 400 orbits of the earth
What are the pros and cons of working in space? – Put your ideas below.
Pros Cons
Questions for Nick
Discuss your questions as a class
How will you choose which one to ask as a class.
2 minutes to discuss.
Put it up on the next board
What kind of food do you eaton the space station? Dedridge
What is the viewlike? - Cornbank
What do you eat?Dedridge
Will you be looking for signs of life in the water?Letham
Is it a dangerous job?Letham
What is it like to live on a spaceStation?East Calder
What is the bestthing about beingIn space?Larbert Village
How long does ittake to get usedto beingWeightless?Inveralmond
How do you go to the toilet in space?Harrysmuir
Can you smellthings in space?Port Ellen