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 * __Astronaut Space training Program (NASA) __**

Astronaut Training is probably one of the most gruelling training a human can go through. The 20 months of training will push, you to your bodies physical and Mental limits. The astronauts are trained in two main phases, Candidate Training (this is for applicants), and Formal training (For The chosen Few astronauts). They are trained in Johnson Space Center (JSC), and are trained well.

As I have previously mentioned the first “phase” of astronaut training is Candidate Training, this is where they take the Astronauts hopefuls train them, until they decide which ones will be promoted to real astronauts and which will be cut. Is Candidate training they do both physical exercises, as well as academic. Academic study includes classes in shuttle systems, in basic science and technology: mathematics, geology, meteorology, guidance & navigation, oceanography, orbital dynamics, astronomy, physics and materials processing. Astronaut Candidates are also trained in Physical activities such as scuba diving, space suits, parachute jumping as well as land and sea survival training. Candidates also learn how to deal with emergencies associated with high (hyperbaric) and low (hypobaric) atmospheric pressures, in the altitude chambers. More specific Activities in a Candidates training include the “Weightlessness” training. This is carried out in a modified KC-135 aircraft. This aircraft dives from an altitude of 35 000 to 24 000 feet, this feels like a fall, and produces a feeling of weightlessness for about 20-30, often causing people to vomit, for new candidates. This exercise is carried out 40 times a day. Lastly Astronaut Candidates that want to pilot the shuttles, have to build up aircraft hours and practice Orbiter landings by flying 15 hours per month in NASA's fleet of 2-seat T-38 jets. After about a year all of these exercises have been carried out multiple times, and NASA has decided which candidates will go on to become Formal Astronauts.
 * __Candidate Training__**

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