Collect information about the space missions by sunita williams


Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 962 People


Collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams Aim procedure conclusion

Answered by admin @



Sunita Williams, a native of Needham, has traveled far beyond Massachusetts as part of her work as an astronaut at the International Space Station. She served as the commander of the space station in 2012, and has spent a total 322 days in space. She also has spent more than 50 hours on space walks alone.

In this 2004 photo provided by NASA, astronaut Sunita Williams poses for a photo. (NASA via AP)

She is featured in the new documentary film "The Mars Generation," which looks at a new generation of teenagers who are preparing to go to Mars in this century.

"The Mars Generation" is playing at theWoods Hole Film Festival on Sunday at 5 p.m. Williams will also be speaking on a panel about science and storytelling on Sunday at 2 p.m. 

Guests

Sunita Williams, American astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station. She tweets @Astro_Suni.

Interview Highlights

On her path to becoming an astronaut
It was a little bit of a happenstance, and a lot of good luck, and a lot of perseverance. I wanted to be a veterinarian, and go to school in Boston. It didn't quite work out that way, and I ended up joining the Navy as a suggestion of my big brother. It was really awesome, and I didn't realize it at the time, but provided a lot of leadership and followership teamwork opportunities. And it led me down the path to become a helicopter pilot and a test pilot. It was the shoe in the door to making me understand that, hey — things are possible. And I got down to NASA at Johnson Space Center and realized that I could do the things those guys were doing, like anybody can when they have that opportunity and take it.

On her time as a commander on the International Space Station
It was awesome. A huge responsibility. But just like in the movie "The Martian," you take it one step at a time. You don't look at the big problem all together, because I think it's a little intimidating. So you just take it one day at a time, meet the people who are going to meet with you, for you, and who you're going to work for, and really try to do the best job that you can. That's all teamwork, and that's what space travel is about.

On what it's like to do a spacewalk
It's a little scary at times, when it's just your visor between you and the outside, not-so-nice area of space where there's no air to breathe — a vacuum that's really hot, and really cold. So that's scary. But you take it one step at a time. You have a lot of things to do when you're out on a space walk, and that sort of overwhelms your mind. You're like, "I've got to get this test done, and this test done." But you can't help every now and then stopping, and looking at where you are, and watching the world whiz by you — and just going, "Whoah! But — never mind — just keep working, just keep working." It is an incredible view, an incredible place to work, and it's the culmination of a huge team of people making it work for the astronauts who are just out there doing their jobs.

On what her time in space has taught her about the challenges facing potential Mars astronauts
You are away from home, and you do miss your family and your friends, and of course I missed my dog. But you have the ability to call home, and the ability to video conference on the weekends. We're close to Earth, and we only have about a half-second of delay when we're talking. But when you take that trip and are going to Mars, you're going to have a long delay. You're not going to be able to have those instant conversations. You're going to need to know how to fix things without calling home to ask how to do it. So there's going to be a lot of different challenges for that crew, and that crew needs to know that they'll be gone for a long time. I knew I would be gone for 6 months, and maybe a little bit more. [People going to Mars] need to go into this knowing that you might be gone for a year and a half or so. You're not going to be able to text to your friends and family like people are used to doing here. It's going to take a little while to get that communication back and forth.


Similar Questions

Collect information about space mission undertaken by sunita williams

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 744 persons

Collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams Aim procedure conclusion

Collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams

Asked by admin @ in Science viewed by 678 persons

Collect information about the space mission undertaken by Sunita Williams. 6​

Information about space mission undertaken by sunita williams

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 429 persons

Collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams Aim procedure conclusion

Information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 991 persons

Collect information about the space mission undertaken by sunita williams Aim procedure conclusion

Collect the information of birds from your surrounding area

Asked by admin @ in Biology viewed by 333 persons

Collect the information of birds form your surrounding area.​

Collect pictures stories poems and information about maharaja ranjit singh

Asked by admin @ in History viewed by 712 persons

Collect pictures, stories, poems and information about any of the following â the Rani of Jhansi, Mahadji Sindhia, Haidar Ali, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord Dalhousie or any other contemporary ruler …

Collect metal vessels and various metal articles write detailed information

Asked by admin @ in Science viewed by 3798 persons

collect metal vessels and various metal articles write detailed information. write the steps in the procedure that can be done in the laboratory for giving glitter to these seek guidance …

Collect information on how industries are polluting our water resources

Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 293 persons

Collect information about how industries polluting our water resources

A credit reporting bureau collects information and creates a report

Asked by admin @ in Mathematics viewed by 285 persons

Please help!!! What are the three most common credit reporting agencies? A. TransUnion, FICO, and Equifax B. FICO, TransUnion, and Experian C. Equifax, Experian, and FICO D. Experian, Equifax, and …

Collecting data and converting it into information is called

Asked by admin @ in Computer Science viewed by 352 persons

Collecting the data and converting it into information is called____.

Collect information about various modern treatments on heart diseases

Asked by admin @ in Science viewed by 308 persons

Information about various modern treatments on heart diseases

Collect information about green corridor

Asked by admin @ in Biology viewed by 308 persons

Collect information about ‘green corridor’. Make a news-collection about it....What is the need of this Project.​

Collects information on attitudes knowledge and beliefs on healthy eating

Asked by maham237 @ in English viewed by 317 persons

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. Match each nutrition monitoring survey to its description. CSFII NFCS NHANES What We Eat in America collects information on …

Should companies collect information about customers

Asked by maham237 @ in English viewed by 297 persons

Companies collect information about consumers in order to?

Collect information about the factors which damage the earth

Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 292 persons

Collect information about the factors which damage the earth

Most viewed questions in Environmental Sciences


The gulf stream and global warming ielts reading answers

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 8642 persons


The gulf stream and global warming reading answers

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 4440 persons


Role of nurse in providing safe and clean environment ppt

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 1502 persons



Zone consisting air water and soil is known as

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 1109 persons



Gas compression ratio is more in tertiary of cretaceous

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 879 persons


Explain the need and importance of consumer education

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 823 persons



Shiv chhatrapati award winners list of last 10 years

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 791 persons


Why is salt making restricted to the coastal areas

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 754 persons



Identify the below given asanas and write the names

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 700 persons


All reality is a phantom and all phantoms are real

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 669 persons


Logging removes trees from a hill leaving a barren landscape

Asked by admin @ in Environmental Sciences viewed by 665 persons