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Training for weightlessness at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab

Explore the challenges of astronaut training and how they prepare for space.

Aired 01/25/2023

QED With Dr. B

Training for weightlessness at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab

Clip: Season 2 Episode 14 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore the challenges of astronaut training and how they prepare for space.

To prepare astronauts for a weightless environment wearing a space suit, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses an underwater Neutral Buoyancy Lab.

Aired 01/25/2023

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QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU

Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.

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