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Can you be an astronaut if you are deaf?
Probably not. NASA has relatively strict entrance medical standards. Retention standards are much more relaxed. Thus, if an astronaut suffered hearing loss after selection, there would be a chance of getting a waiver.
Who were the Gallaudet eleven?
So, in the late 1950s, NASA and the U.S. Naval School of Aviation Medicine established a joint research program to study these effects and recruited 11 deaf men aged 25-48 from Gallaudet College (now Gallaudet University). Today, these men are known to history as the “Gallaudet Eleven.”
Can I join the Army with hearing loss?
The military accepts anyone that falls in or below moderate hearing loss with a threshold of 60 dB. However, moderate hearing loss may disqualify you from certain Military Occupational Specialities.
Who did NASA hire in the 1950s to help shape their human spaceflight program?
Today, these men are known to history as the “Gallaudet Eleven,” and their names are listed below:
- Harold Domich. Study participant Harry Larson stands in a 20-foot slow rotation room.
- Robert Greenmun.
- Barron Gulak.
- Raymond Harper.
- Jerald Jordan.
- Harry Larson.
- David Myers.
- Donald Peterson.
What can astronauts do at home that they can’t do in space?
Here are some things you can do at home that astronauts on the space station can’t do: Open a window. This is definitely not recommended for astronauts, who have the vacuum of space outside their window! Breathe fresh air. Although the air on the space station is filtered, it’s the same air that’s been there for more than 20 years.
What does it take to become a NASA astronaut?
From that group, NASA’s new astronaut candidates are selected. They report for training at Johnson and spend the next two years learning basic astronaut skills like spacewalking, operating the space station, flying T-38 jet planes and controlling a robotic arm.
Why did NASA start looking for astronauts in 1964?
They also had to be shorter than 5 feet 11 inches—to fit in the Mercury spacecraft. In addition to flight and engineering expertise, space exploration requires scientific knowledge and the ability to apply it. So, in 1964, NASA began searching for scientists to be astronauts.