Training To Be An AstronautCosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (bottom), Expedition 14 commander and...NASA astronaut Kayla Barron participates in T-38 preflight training at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.S98-09501 (6-14-98) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins participates in a simulation of an emergency egress from a shuttle during preparations...The countenance of astronaut candidate Christina M. Hammock signals her success at fire-starting, a technique that will help sustain her...Some of NASA's sixteen astronauts participate in tropic survival training from June 3, through June 6, 1963, at Albrook Air...NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40/41 flight engineer, participates in a spacewalk training session on May 14, 2013.S83-32568 (23 May 1983) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS-7 mission specialist, straps herself into a seat in the Shuttle...JSC2013-E-078107 (26-28 Aug. 2013) ---Astronaut candidate Anne C. McClain works with survival gear that will help sustain her for three...NASA astronaut candidate Kayla Barron participates in spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.(29 March 1965) -- The Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, astronauts James A. McDivitt (left), command pilot; and Edward H. White...SpaceX Crew-2 Pilot Megan McArthur of NASAComplete with makeup to simulate facial injuries, a volunteer "astronaut" is tended to by aeromedical rescue staff after evacuation from...Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, attired in a training version of his spacesuit, is submerged in the...JSC2013-E-021295 (28 March 2013) -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata (right), Expedition 38 flight engineer and Expedition...At the robotics workstation in the International Space Station’s Cupola, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in...Victor J. Glover works with survival gear that will help sustain him for three days in the wilderness.From left, astronaut candidates Tyler N. (Nick) Hague, Andrew R. Morgan and Nicole A. Mann look over a chart that...Astronaut candidate Nicole A. Mann works with quickly fashioned fire starting material that will help sustain them for three days...Jonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA's 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed "the Turtles."Astronaut candidates Anne C. McClain and Josh A. Cassada work with survival gear that will help sustain them for three...Astronaut candidates Anne C. McClain and Josh A. Cassada work with survival gear that will help sustain them for three...Astronaut candidate Jessica U. Meir works with survival gear that will help sustain her for three days in the wilderness.Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka participate in an emergency scenario training session.European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Soyuz flight engineer, participates in a video camera training session in an International Space...Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko participate an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer.NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is seen inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Wednesday, March 4,...The Apollo 16 prime crew relax aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever during water egress training activity in the Gulf...Astronaut Alexander Gerst practices cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as cosmonaut Sergey Prokopev looks on during an emergency training session aboard the...The STS-1 crew, Robert Crippen (center) and John Young (right) train for their upcoming mission--the first flight of space shuttle...NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli answers a question during a live episode of the Administrator's monthly chat show, Watch This...At NASA, women – be they scientists, pilots, astronauts and others – help the Agency fulfill its mission. Joan Higginbotham...Expedition 65 crew members Mark Vande Hei and Pyotr Dubrov are seen during Soyuz qualification exams.The SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and support personnel participate in water survival training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.SpaceX Crew-3 Mission Specialist Kayla Barron is pictured in her spacesuit during a training session.The Apollo 11 crew simulates deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the Moon during a training exercise...Astronauts for the first space shuttle mission, Commander John Young and Pilot Robert Crippen, take a break from their intensive...Neil Armstrong trained for the Apollo 11 mission at NASA Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility on equipment that cancelled all...European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, a member of the STS-134 crew, is pictured in the rear station of a...