2007-08-15 08:16:54 · 4 answers · asked by I hate Hillary Clinton 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They need to know how their suits work, what the suit limitations are (battery time, oxygen time, etc.). They also need to know the limitations of their bodies, in case they get the 'bends', or fatigue.
They need to know all the little details of what they will be working on and the area they will be working in -- every bolt, panel, connector, box, strut, hand-hold, cover -- everything. They need to know what they can and cannot touch. They need to know which things they can hold onto and which objects they can and cannot attach their safety tethers to.
They need to know how to use the special tools they use in space. How to hold them, how to set them for torque, direction, how to change the bits, etc.
They need to know how to communicate properly with the astronauts inside the ISS or shuttle who are guiding them every step of the way (reading a specific list of steps to perform). Even the simplest things like which way is up, which way is left might lead to a major screw-up if communication is not good from the start.
They gain all this knowlege from YEARS of training in simulators and in a large swimming-pool-like tank (simulates zero-g) with full-size mockups of the ISS and the shuttle in the pool.
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2007-08-15 10:55:05 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would need to know not to remove their helmets or spacesuits.
2007-08-15 08:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to take their time, and accept the clumsyness of their suit and gloves.
2007-08-15 08:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot,.....
2007-08-15 08:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋