Part of a PBS series about the International Space Station dealing with astronaut training specifically for constructing and operating the station. Links to other sites with lots of information on the International Space Station (ISS).

A great interactive look at what it takes to become an astronaut. This timeline displays the process that the class of 2004 went through to become astronauts.

A great interactive look at what it takes to become an astronaut. This timeline displays the process that the class of 2004 went through to become astronauts.

Web page from the National Space Development Agency of Japan about the Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) for Japanese astronauts preparing for missions on the International Space Station (ISS).The web page is one part of the web site for...

Read journals from different astronauts and discover how they viewed their work and experiences. Discover different training and space missions that these astronauts have been a part of in NASA.

This comprehensive site provides biographies of Canadian astronauts and describes their training process, missions and history. It also explores what it is like to live in space. There is even information about how to invite an astronaut...

This site has a description on what you need to do to become an astronaut. Learn about astronaut training and assignments. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Printable version available.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Uncover the relationship between weight and mass, on Earth and beyond.

This site from the National Space Development Agency of Japan has links to information on the various types of astronaut training experiences connected with the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Japanese Astronaut...

NASA information on the qualifications required of astronaut candidates and how often astronaut selection is made. Various job descriptions are included and details of several types of training programs are provided.

NASA Human Space Flight Outreach page where Lt. Col. Cady Coleman talks about what it's like to be an astronaut and how a passion for high school chemistry led her to become a scientists and shuttle crew member. Her role on the STS-93...

Julie Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery and was the first Canadian to participate in an ISS assembly mission and to board the Space Station. This comprehensive biography describes her professional career.

Dr. Thirsk is scheduled to be a member of Expedition 20 in 2009 to the International Space Station. He will live and work on the ISS for up to six months; an extended stay this is a Canadian first. His duties will include robotic...

This is the interactive ebook "How I Became an Astronaut: The Story of Stephanie D. Wilson." It provides a short biography of her childhood interests, her education, and training to become an astronaut.

Official NASA biography of astronaut, Mae C. Jemison, the first African American woman admitted into the astronaut training program.

This site describes what you can do to become an astronaut.

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Join Dr. Charles Simonyi on his space mission to the International Space Station in 2009. The first private explorer to complete a second mission to space shares highlights of the spaceflight, including videos, photos, and interviews...

NASA's Johnson Space Center is located near Houston, Texas and was constructed as "the primary center for: design, development testing of spacecraft and associated systems for human flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning...

At the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, astronauts use a special exercise device to measure the effect of weightlessness on the human body during long space flights.

NASA report on Apollo 1 where Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White II were killed in a fire inside the Command Module of the Apollo spacecraft. Links to other Web sites with more information are included.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen to travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.