Astronaut and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio is assigned to serve on International Space Station (ISS) Expeditions 38 and 39. The mission is scheduled for launch November 2013 and landing May 2014. Before launch, Flight Engineer Mastracchio and his crew members will participate in a number of training activities to prepare them for their jobs on the mission, include a wide spectrum of disciplines, from science research and on-orbit medical operations to spacewalk procedures and robotics. His training will also include extensive travel to other station partner countries, such as Japan and Russia, to practice and learn the specialized hardware and equipment provided by these nations. Flight Engineer Mastracchio will share with the public ‘behind the scenes’ of what it’s like to train like an astronaut for a mission aboard the International Space Station via Twitter.
Train alongside Flight Engineer Mastracchio as a “virtual crewmember!” Follow @AstroRM, who will tweet and share his training experience during his finals months of mission preparations. Followers will learn about human space exploration, astronaut training and the research and technology aboard the International Space Station.
How to play?
On a monthly basis, Mastracchio will ask a trivia question about his training for followers to answer. The first person to @AstroRM with the correct answer wins. Use the hashtag #ISSFE7 after your reply. Players who compete and win will have their photo uplinked to ISS for Mastracchio to print out (or display on a laptop), photograph and share via Twitter highlighting them as a “Virtual Crewmember” on his ISS mission. At the end of each month, the trivia question and answer will be posted along with the winner’s name and photo.
Train alongside Flight Engineer Mastracchio as a “virtual crewmember!” Follow @AstroRM, who will tweet and share his training experience during his finals months of mission preparations. Followers will learn about human space exploration, astronaut training and the research and technology aboard the International Space Station.
How to play?
On a monthly basis, Mastracchio will ask a trivia question about his training for followers to answer. The first person to @AstroRM with the correct answer wins. Use the hashtag #ISSFE7 after your reply. Players who compete and win will have their photo uplinked to ISS for Mastracchio to print out (or display on a laptop), photograph and share via Twitter highlighting them as a “Virtual Crewmember” on his ISS mission. At the end of each month, the trivia question and answer will be posted along with the winner’s name and photo.
No comments:
Post a Comment