Alumnus returns to space with a scientific mission
December 12, 2017
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Going to space never gets old for Andrew Feustel (PhD카지노 게임 컬렉션95, DSc'16).

The astronaut and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s grad is set to make his third trip into orbit this spring. Dr. Feustel will be making the trip with a fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut in a rocket that will launch from Kazakhstan in March.
카지노 게임 컬렉션This trip will be quite a treat because it will allow me, for the first time, to live in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS),카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Feustel.
Dr. Feustel will be the flight engineer for Expedition 55 and commander for Expedition 56. As flight engineer, he will serve as co-pilot to Oleg Artemtyev on the Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I have been working a lot with Oleg, as space flight is complex and requires a lot of coordination,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션There is a language barrier, but we have reached a balance where we understand enough of what is desired and required to keep the spacecraft moving in simulations.카지노 게임 컬렉션
During his time aboard the ISS, Dr. Feustel will be the 카지노 게임 컬렉션hands, eyes, and ears카지노 게임 컬렉션 of Earth-based scientists, collecting data on various experiments being completed on the station. One project will look at osteoporosis and muscle wasting in space 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a pertinent topic for astronauts and those who hope to live in space someday. He says he will learn more about the research to be conducted during his trip once he reaches the station.
Dr. Feustel had considered a career in space for many years, but it was while he was in Kingston that the interest started to turn into action. While watching television during his doctoral studies, Dr. Feustel caught a compelling interview with the latest batch of Canadian astronauts including Julie Payette (DSc카지노 게임 컬렉션99) and Chris Hadfield.
Though Dr. Feustel카지노 게임 컬렉션s next job didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t take him to infinity and beyond, it did bring him closer to NASA headquarters. He and his family relocated to Houston, Texas in 1997 and he worked for Exxon Mobil, putting his seismology experience to work in the company카지노 게임 컬렉션s drilling operations.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s capped off my education and work experiences in a way that was unique to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션When I was at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, I worked as a geophysicist in the engineering seismology lab which was responsible for installing seismic monitoring systems in Canada. It was a unique lab in Canada, almost in the world카지노 게임 컬렉션and that lab spun off into a company still in Kingston today. It afforded me a great education and what I did there prepared me for my eventual work with Exxon.카지노 게임 컬렉션
In 1999, Dr. Feustel applied to become an astronaut and, in 2000, he got word from NASA that he had been accepted. While it may not seem like a traditional career path, Dr. Feustel and fellow Expedition 55/56 astronaut Richard Arnold noted that the space agency looks for individuals who are creative, well-rounded, scientifically-minded, and good at problem-solving.
카지노 게임 컬렉션I didn't specifically plan my early work and learning experiences in order to become an astronaut...I found the things I liked and was good at, and those are the things I pursued,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Feustel says.
In the 17 years since joining NASA, Dr. Feustel has gained his Canadian citizenship 카지노 게임 컬렉션 making him the next Canadian headed to space. While he won카지노 게임 컬렉션t reveal if his guitar-playing skills will make an appearance on the ISS, like his astronaut colleague Chris Hadfield, Dr. Feustel says he has a few secrets he plans to unveil during his time on the station.
Dr. Feustel has returned to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s campus as a NASA astronaut several times 카지노 게임 컬렉션 in 2015, he returned to receive the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 Alumni Association카지노 게임 컬렉션s and last spring to receive an .
To follow Dr. Feustel's journey, find him on Twitter at , or on Instagram at .
For updates on Expedition 55-56, or other ongoing expeditions, visit .