dr andrew thomas
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Dr. Andrew Thomas0 Born on the 18th of December, 1951 in Adelaide, was
named Andrew Sydney Thomas
0 Educated at the University of Adelaide, reaching adoctorate in mechanical engineering.
0 Joined NASA in 1992 after being specially selected
0 Spent 177 days, 9 hours and 14 minutes in space
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0 In 2006, Dr. Andy Thomas was given a seconddoctorate by the University of Adelaide
0 This was an honorary doctorate in recognition of his
efforts in NASA and for his contributions as a
research scientist in fluid mechanics.
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Inspiration0 From a young age, Dr. Andy Thomas was already very
interested in space and the stars.
0 His desire for adventure came from the explorers in
Australian history
0 He followed the first moon landing in 1969 veryclosely.
0 He joined the University of Adelaide, choosing and
excelling in his mechanical engineering course
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Qualifications0 For someone to become an astronaut, they need to be
in an excellent physical condition
0 You need a bachelors degree in either any field ofengineering, science or maths from an institution
which is accredited
0 You must spend at least three years in your
specialised field.0 You have to be a citizen of the USA to be selected by
NASA (duel citizenships are allowed)
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MoreQualificationsThese are further, more specialised requirements
0 Pilot Astronaut:
The pilot astronaut has to have spent at least 1,000hours in a jet aircraft.
Their height must be between 1.63 m to 1.93 m.
20/20 vision is required
0Mission Specialist
Height must be between 1.57 m to 1.93 m
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What Astronauts Do0 There are mainly two types of astronauts: the pilot
and the mission specialist
0 An astronauts job can be further separated into threesections: supply, repair, assembly and research.
0 There is a fourth, which is self- care, as it is important
for an astronaut to maintain a good physical shape
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Supply, Repair, Assembly and
Research0 Supply: this is the supplying of equipment to space, such as
satellites. Astronauts could also supply importantequipment to the International Space Station.
0 Repair: often, an astronauts job is to maintain or repairequipment such as satellites. This can be done using armsfrom the space shuttle, of by bringing the equipment intothe shuttle and fixing it there.
0 Assembly and Research: the equipment needs to be
assembled in different pieces sometimes, as it would be toolarge to take into space as a whole. Therefore, astronautsget the divided pieces and assemble them to make the onepiece of equipment.
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Difficulty of Becoming an Astronaut
0 NASA collects the information of thousands of
applicants all around the world.
0 Only the best of the best are selected by NASA, thisnumber is extremely small.
0 NASA only selects astronauts every two years.
0 The requirements only state that you have to have a
bachelorette in one of the required fields, butgenerally, people who get doctorates get accepted.
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Bibliography0 http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thomas-a.html14/04/2011 6:54pm
0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Thomas
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0 http://www.curriculum.edu.au/cce/default.asp?id=17566
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0 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/information/astronaut_faq.html14/04/2011 7:24pm
0 http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news16661.html
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0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
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0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut#NASA_candidacy_requirements
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0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut
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0 http://www.spacecentre.no/English/Spaceflight/Astronauts/
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0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut_ranks_and_positions
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