Early April, 1984, space shuttle Challenger mission STS-41C launched. This was the first on-orbit repair of a satellite. Here, crew members train for their repair tasks in NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Simulator. The simulator prepared astronauts for extra-vehicular activities
Astronauts training before STS - 82 mission in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, 1997.
A neutral buoyancy pool is a pool of water in which neutral buoyancy is used to train astronauts for the difficult task of working outside a spacecraft in a weightless environment.
Astronauts training before STS - 82 mission in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, 1997.
NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, used for training astronauts for zero gravity imgur.com/a/nvDz1Fz/
Astronauts are divers too! Underwater photos of an install at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. This training activity was put to the test during the Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-118, the 22nd shuttle flight to the ISS, which continued space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment.
From NASA's 1975 archive: weightless training in the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator nasa.gov/centers/marshall…
Astronaut Anna Fisher suited up for training in the neutral buoyancy simulator. (1980)
Nasa's training mission for offshore workers. Delegates are taught how to survive helicopter ditching and put out fires in simulated scenarios at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. offshore-technology.com/f…
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti training for spacewalks in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston
Astronauts practicing for spaceflight underwater at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab which is operated by NASA. At this testing facility, astronauts get completely suited up as if they were about to go out on a spacewalk and perform spacewalk tasks underwater on a mock space station.
Got to visit mission control at the Johnson Space Center today. Saw two astronauts training in the neutral buoyancy lab and the full scale Saturn V
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti training for spacewalks in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston
Early April, 1984, space shuttle Challenger mission STS-41C launched. Here, crew members train for their repair tasks at Marshall Space Flight Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Simulator. The simulator prepared astronauts for extra-vehicular activities • r/nasa reddit.com/r/nasa/comment…
What is a neutral buoyancy height
reading a fluid mechanics paper for a project but can't understand the thing because of that word
Hippos' bones are extraordinarily dense due to the replacement of porous bone with more compact bone. This means their bones act as a kind of ballast to help them achieve neutral buoyancy underwater: they are well-adapted to their amphibious lifestyle v.redd.it/n7bmz3i42zg21
Neutral Buoyancy Lab-Sonny Carter Training Facility
Astronaut Anna Fisher preparing for neutral buoyancy (underwater) training in an Apollo-era pressure suit (circa 1978)
Does anybody know how to find out how much water you need in a ballast tank for neutral buoyancy?
I want to build a replica of a submarine from a game I play, but I don’t know how much I will need to fill the ballast tanks. Can anyone help me out?
Deck view of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston, TX where astronauts train in their EMUs v.redd.it/llz1q52sjs451
I work as a dive specialist at NASA's neutral buoyancy laboratory, I got in the EMU for the second time yesterday for an EVA
Helmet from NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab water survival training
I'm interested in what kind of helmet this is that the astronauts wear for their NBL water survival training:
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NASA astronaut Mike Fossum during spacewalk training in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
Sharks do not have a swim bladder and instead use oils produced in their liver to aid in buoyancy. Some sharks are harvested for these oils which are used as dietary supplements, despite having no clinical research supporting their supposed benefits to human health.
Finally got a neutral buoyancy sub to Laythe. Does the water on Laythe seem more dense than Kerbin water? This is Kerbal Submarine Program, right?
i put tape on a helium balloon until it had neutral buoyancy. it's like its in space! [r/Damnthatsinteresting by u/HeyoGuys] v.redd.it/xu115rojqp771
From 1973: astronauts use a bone saw in Neutral Buoyancy Simulator to prep for a Skylab rescue mission. flickr.com/photos/nasamar…
How astronauts train underwater in NASA's neutral buoyancy lab, which includes a full sized mock-up of the ISS. youtube.com/watch?v=4514z…
TIL Harry Stine, a former Nasa technician, researched how weightless sex was simulated with a buoyancy tank used for astronaut training. 'It was possible but difficult,' he said, 'and was made easier when a third person assisted by holding one of the others in place.' theguardian.com/uk/2000/n…
Wernher von Braun, the father of rocketry, suited up to try the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, 1967
A neutral buoyancy submarine at -430 m on Kerbin (console)
SIMULATION TRAINING - I made this last month for all you beautiful apes, and I feel like the newer members should see this as well. Let us inspire each other while we keep on holding! v.redd.it/2489x6cnfu171
TIL that Eleanor Thornton, model of the bonnet ornament on Rolls Royce cars, died aboard the SS Persia. Aboard the ship with her was the 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, who only survived due to important papers rolled and tied to him acting as a buoyancy aid. digitalsilver.co.uk/TimeG…
Working the camera with neutral buoyancy. Photographers have a bad rep for laying down while shooting. If you can’t maintain neutral buoyancy while shooting, then you should set down the camera for a little bit and practice the scuba basics.
Did you have to make a buoyancy aid with your pyjamas when you were at swimming lessons?
Husband and I having an arguement. I was doing a 'bit' about how no shipwreck survivor had ever said 'oh thank goodness I learned to tie a knot in my pyjamas and make an air pocket in swimming lessons, I wouldnt have survived without it ' and he looked at me like I was crazy - please tell me I'm not crazy and this was actually a thing and my instructor Keith wasn't just a weirdo!
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory for NASA in Houston. reddit.com/gallery/ml5f9d
