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‘If an alien saw Earth from above, they’d think it was paradise’Chris Leadbeater Travel writer 04 October 2023 11:00am BST
Nasa veteran Bruce Melnick discusses fireballs in space, collisions with satellite debris and falling asleep on the launchpad
The seven NASA astronauts currently training for the first flight of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle Credit: Space Frontiers(...) It really did. I applied to Nasa six times over the course of 10 years. On the first four or five occasions, I didn’t have much of a resumé.
But then, after fully qualifying as a pilot, I was able to pass all the tests – physiological, psychological, physical and mental – which Nasa throws at you as part of your interview. (...)
There was a particular moment on the last night of my second flight. We were tucked in, ready for bed. All of a sudden, we heard a bang. Something shook the Shuttle.
We started listening for the telltale “shhhhhhhh” noise that would tell us we had a leak – or for the alarm to go off, to tell us we were losing pressure. We heard nothing.
Next morning, in the corner of the window, you could see where something had hit us, and splattered on the window. A tiny dot.
Thankfully, the windows are triple panes; an inch thick. When we got home, they did forensic tests. What we’d felt was a fleck of paint from a satellite. It had
that much energy. That tells you the kind of velocities you’re dealing with up there. (...)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/bruce-melnick-nasa-astronaut-interview/5 décembre
Joyeux anniversaire (75) à Bruce Melnick🎂🎂🎂
(2 misions spatiales : STS-41 et 49 soit 12 jours 23 heures 27 minutes dans l'espace)
Bruce Melnick a été un des premiers invités de Space Quotes - Souvenirs d'espace https://spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-de-bruce-melnick-astronaute.html
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