Glossary term: Astronauta
Description: Un astronauta es una persona cualificada para formar parte de una tripulación a bordo de un vuelo espacial. Los astronautas están capacitados para manejar cohetes y estaciones espaciales y para resolver problemas técnicos especializados propios de los viajes fuera de la atmósfera terrestre. A menudo reciben formación para realizar experimentos científicos en el espacio. Algunos astronautas han pisado la Luna. Astronauta se utilizaba originalmente para referirse a las tripulaciones espaciales de los Estados Unidos de América, pero ahora es un término general utilizado por muchos países diferentes. Los astronautas rusos se llaman cosmonautas, los chinos taikonautas y los europeos spationauts.
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In Other Languages
- Árabe: رائد فضاء
- Alemán: Astronaut
- Inglés: Astronaut
- Persa: فضانورد
- Francés: Astronaute
- Italiano: Astronauta
- Portugués de Brasil: Astronauta
- Chino simplificado: 宇航员
- Chino tradicional: 宇航員
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Spacewalk
Caption: European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (Germany) during an extravehicular activity (EVA) at the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. His shift outside the ISS took more than six hours.
Credit: NASA
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Astronauts working outside the ISS
Caption: In this image, astronauts Robert L. Curbeam (USA) and Christer Fuglesang (Sweden) are seen working outside the International Space Station (ISS), visible against the backdrop of the Earth with New Zealand visible below. They are attaching a truss segment to the ISS to keep it rigid and to route electricity and liquid coolants. Extending over 15 meters and weighing more than 10,000 kilograms, these trusses are not easy objects to work with, especially outside of a space station. The astronauts are wearing large white spacesuits and are attached to the hull of the ISS to ensure they do not drift off into space.
Credit: STS-116 Shuttle Crew, NASA
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Levitating Astronaut
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website) Description: Levitate an astronaut with the power of magnetism.
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Tags:
Hands-on
, Levitation
, Magnets
, Magnetism
, Force
, Charge
Age Ranges:
8-10
, 10-12
Education Level:
Middle School
, Primary
, Secondary
Areas of Learning:
Modelling
Costs:
Low Cost
Group Size:
Group
Skills:
Asking questions
, Constructing explanations
, Developing and using models
, Planning and carrying out investigations
