Geoscientists have been training and preparing astronauts to observe the Earth from space and explore other planetary surfaces with a legacy that reaches back to the early days of the space program. Continuing this legacy and critical function, a core NASA team has been closely coordinating with the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) as well as academic, research institutions, and other governmental partners to conduct a comprehensive geoscience training program that ranges from initial astronaut candidate training to preparing assigned crew for future lunar surface missions. Described below are the three program training phases (summarized in Figure 1), along with recent program highlights and forward planning. Given NASA’s increased planning and development efforts regarding near-term lunar surface science activities, we welcome ideas, concepts, capabilities, collaborations, and innovations to this astronaut training program.


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    Title :

    Lunar Surface Geoscience Training for Astronauts


    Contributors:
    T. G. Graff (author) / K. E. Young (author) / C. A. Evans (author) / J. E. Bleacher (author) / A. D. Kanelakos (author) / S. J. Wray (author)

    Conference:

    Lunar Surface Science Workshop ; 2020 ; Virtual, US


    Publication date :

    2020-05-28


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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