NASA Torture Tests-Is that really necessary?

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Buckdodgers

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Astronauts go all kinds of torture test like all kinds of spins.Kinda like going to amusement park rides.But those rides arent fun when you come out.You get dizzy and you vomit at times.But all kinds of spinning around your body.What does this have to do with getting in space? I say train underwater with your spacesuit and thats it.
 
Buckdodgers said:
Astronauts go all kinds of torture test like all kinds of spins.Kinda like going to amusement park rides.But those rides arent fun when you come out.You get dizzy and you vomit at times.But all kinds of spinning around your body.What does this have to do with getting in space? I say train underwater with your spacesuit and thats it.
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I think it has to do with powerful winds if something went wrong with the space shuttle and the NASA astrounats need to still focus on the mission at hand and stay trained, superior.
 
Buckdodgers said:
Astronauts go all kinds of torture test like all kinds of spins.Kinda like going to amusement park rides.But those rides arent fun when you come out.You get dizzy and you vomit at times.But all kinds of spinning around your body.What does this have to do with getting in space? I say train underwater with your spacesuit and thats it.
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Those are simulations to train and prepare the astronauts for outer space. They have to see what it feel like with no gravity and how to handle it and stuff like that.
 
Buckdodgers said:
Astronauts go all kinds of torture test like all kinds of spins.Kinda like going to amusement park rides.But those rides arent fun when you come out.You get dizzy and you vomit at times.But all kinds of spinning around your body.What does this have to do with getting in space? I say train underwater with your spacesuit and thats it.
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I kinda like riding those stuff haha. I never vomits so I guess that's why
 
There is no "wind" in space. Maybe you're thinking of G-forces.

Astronauts in space will experience G-forces, weightlessnes, and spatial disorientation. "Spinning around" and some nausea and dizziness is preparation for those experiences.

The testing and training of the early astronauts (as seen in The Right Stuff) was more "torturous" but it is much more sophisticated now.
 
Reba said:
There is no "wind" in space. Maybe you're thinking of G-forces.

Astronauts in space will experience G-forces, weightlessnes, and spatial disorientation. "Spinning around" and some nausea and dizziness is preparation for those experiences.

The testing and training of the early astronauts (as seen in The Right Stuff) was more "torturous" but it is much more sophisticated now.
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Exactly. Many people won't know how their body will react to high G-forces or other types of forces that could be subjected to them until they test them in a simulator. Its important to know BEFORE they go into space just what they can withstand. A sick astronaut won't be of any use to anybody.
 
Gt-racing said:
I kinda like riding those stuff haha. I never vomits so I guess that's why
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You do? Spinning around at 200MPH ? Your eyes would sink in cause i know i drove a race car before.
 
Reba said:
Astronauts in space will experience G-forces, weightlessnes, and spatial disorientation. "Spinning around" and some nausea and dizziness is preparation for those experiences.
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Reba, you said it way better than I did.
 
Buckdodgers said:
You do? Spinning around at 200MPH ? Your eyes would sink in cause i know i drove a race car before.
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yep... sick stuff like these are invitation for me!
 
Buckdodgers said:
You do? Spinning around at 200MPH ? Your eyes would sink in cause i know i drove a race car before.
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Your eyes have muscles behind them. It's not like your head behind your eyes is empty like human skulls you see with no muscles, blood vessels, and brain behind the eye sockets. There's plenty of stuff keeping your eyes in place.
 
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