Friday, May 1, 2015

Astronaut Training Simulators


MMU -  Manned Maneuvering Unit.  Used by astronauts to perform untethered EVA spacewalks at a distance from the shuttle.

















1/6 Gravity Chair - Simulates the feeling of walking on the moon.


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5DF - 5 Degrees of Freedom Chair - was used on earth by astronauts to practice moving in a frictionless environment.  

This trainer allows campers to move in five different directions.




Forward and Backward


Side to Side


























roll - rotation around the front-to-back axis


















yaw - rotation around a vertical axis







pitch - rotation around the side-to-side axis




















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