{"id":771560,"date":"2023-11-09T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771560"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:11:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:11:18","slug":"newest-astronaut-candidate-class-visits-nasas-glenn-research-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771560","title":{"rendered":"Newest Astronaut Candidate Class Visits NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Newest Astronaut Candidate Class Visits NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Members of NASA\u2019s 2021 astronaut candidate class visited NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Oct. 5 and 6 to learn more about the scope of work at the center. NASA Glenn\u2019s world-class facilities and expertise in power, propulsion, and communications are crucial to advancing the agency\u2019s Artemis program<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dr. Rickey Shyne, NASA Glenn Research Center\u2019s director of Research and Technology, briefs astronaut candidates on Glenn\u2019s core competencies.<\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/Jef Janis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The astronaut candidates, accompanied by Shannon Walker, deputy chief of the Astronaut Office, toured several facilities at both NASA Glenn campuses \u2013 Lewis Field in Cleveland and Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Some of the key facilities included the Electric Propulsion and Power Laboratory, Aerospace Communications Facility, NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed, and Space Environments Complex.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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During a tour in the Exercise Countermeasures Lab, NASA Glenn Research Center\u2019s Kelly Gilkey, right, discusses the features of a harness prototype being tested for exercising in space. <\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/Jef Janis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The visit integrated briefings with senior leadership and opportunities to interact with staff, including early-career employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Astronaut candidates and NASA Glenn Research Center staff stand at the top of the Zero Gravity Research Facility\u2019s drop tower.\u00a0<\/div>\n
Credit: NASA\/Jef Janis<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As part of their rigorous two-year training, these future explorers are visiting each NASA center and learning how to prepare for NASA\u2019s missions of tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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