ISS Update: NBL Orion Flight Lead Tim Goddard
NASA Public Affairs Officer Brandi Dean talks with Tim Goddard, Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) Orion Flight Lead, about how the NBL is used to train rescue and recovery personnel for future Orion missions. The NBL is basically a giant swimming pool that NASA team members use to develop flight procedures, verify hardware compatibility, train astronauts and refine spacewalk procedures during flight that are necessary to ensure mission success. The NBL is currently being used to train rescue and recovery personnel for Orion capsule water recovery operations. Questions? Ask us on Twitter @NASA_Johnson and include the hashtag #askStation.From:ReelNASAViews:21 4ratingsTime:05:34More inScience Technology
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