{"id":990,"date":"2020-01-23T16:08:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1816979\/"},"modified":"2020-01-23T16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:08:49","slug":"star-wars-actors-discover-what-it-takes-to-be-nasa-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/01\/23\/star-wars-actors-discover-what-it-takes-to-be-nasa-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Actors Discover What It Takes to Be NASA Astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><meta name= \\\"keywords \\\" content= \\\"\u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f, \u6559\u80b2, IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed,\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\uff0c \u5bb6\u6559\uff0c \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b\uff0c \u8cc7\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\uff0c \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8a2d\u8a08\uff0c \u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c \u904a\u6232\uff0c \u860b\u679c\uff0c \u96fb\u5f71\uff0c \u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c\u7de8\u78bc\uff0c Java\uff0c C\/C++\uff0c JavaScript\uff0c PHP\uff0c HTML\uff0c CSS\uff0c MySQL\uff0c mobile\uff0c Android\uff0c \u52d5\u6f2b\uff0c Python\uff0c teacher\uff0c \u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 \u8cc7\u8a0a, \u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a, IT ,Game, apple, movie, Computer,student,Java,\u6559\u80b2, ,\u5b66\u751f, \u5b66\u4e60, learn, \u6559\u5b66,  Android, apple,anime, animation, \u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bbe\u8ba1, \u79fb\u52a8\u7535\u8bdd, \u8cc7\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280,Game, Jeu, Juego,Call Of Duty ,\u4f7f\u547d\u53ec\u559a , \u6e38\u620f, \u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f,, \u591a\u4eba\u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f, \u7f51\u7edc\u6e38\u620f\uff0conline\uff0conline game, \u624b\u673a\u6e38\u620f, mobile \\\"><\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nasa-2-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins (left) and Meghan McArthur (right) were on hand to help Kelly Marie Tran (center left) and Naomi Ackie (center right) with their astronaut training. (Photo Credit: Norah Moran \/ NASA)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the world prepared to visit a galaxy far, far away last month, two <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cast members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/star-wars-goes-to-space-actors-train-like-astronauts\"  rel=\"noopener\">trained for a mission<\/a> closer to home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Dec. 11, Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico) and Naomi Ackie (Jannah) spent the day learning about NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/any-woman-can-see-themself-in-nasas-artemis-logo-1808553\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Artemis program<\/a>, which will help put the first woman and next man on the lunar south pole by 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L4aPZ2WZhac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actors (presumably expendable during the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rise of Skywalker<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> press tour) traveled to NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where they fangirled their way through the facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After taking a spin in simulated zero and micro gravity via the agency&#8217;s Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS), Ackie and Tran tried on spacesuits, hung out in a space capsule, toured space station mockups and mission control, taste-tested astronaut grub, and drove a lunar rover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They ended their day with a space-to-ground call from ISS rocketeers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/nasas-christina-koch-sets-female-spaceflight-record-1815025\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Christina Koch<\/a>, Jessica Meir, Andrew Morgan, and Luca Parmitano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pair were accompanied by NASA astronauts Meghan McArthur (a veteran of the space shuttle missions STS-125) and Jessica Watkins (a recent graduate from basic training).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as droids roam the moons of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> universe, NASA sends robotic explorers, science instruments, and technology demonstrations to explore Earth&#8217;s satellite.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><i>Star Wars<\/i> Goes to Space<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/mark-hamill-deletes-facebook-account-over-political-ads-1816132\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star Wars: Episode IX<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now playing at an International Space Station (relatively) near you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/baby-yoda-gets-some-competition-from-baby-jabba-1816656\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> recently sent the film through mission control to Expedition 61 crew members living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Watching films aboard the space station is one way for the crew to bond and decompress,&#8221; Bettina Incl\u00e1n, associate administrator for NASA communications, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no word on whether the team munched floating popcorn as they caught up on the final chapter of the Skywalker saga over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;On occasion, we&#8217;re able to share some of the latest film releases for them to enjoy at their leisure and as free time allows,&#8221; according to Incl\u00e1n. &#8220;Science fiction films are often the most popular among astronauts. They also can literally enjoy them while floating in microgravity, which is cool.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/baby-yoda-gets-some-competition-from-baby-jabba-1816656\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby Yoda Gets Some Competition From Baby\u2026 Jabba?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/mark-hamill-deletes-facebook-account-over-political-ads-1816132\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Hamill Deletes Facebook Account Over Political Ads<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/nasas-christina-koch-sets-female-spaceflight-record-1815025\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA&#8217;s Christina Koch Sets Female Spaceflight Record<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><figure class= \\\"wp-block-image alignnone \\\"><img src= \\\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo2-2.png\\\" alt=\\\"IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\\\"\/><figcaption>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/br>Find A Teacher Form:\r\n<\/br>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1vREBnX5n262umf4wU5U2pyTwvk9O-JrAgblA-wH9GFQ\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\r\n<\/br><\/br>Email:\r\n<\/br>public1989two@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>\r\n<a href=www.itsec.hk style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.hk<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itsec.vip\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.vip<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itseceu.uk\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itseceu.uk<\/a><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nasa-2-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins (left) and Meghan McArthur (right) were on hand to help Kelly Marie Tran (center left) and Naomi Ackie (center right) with their astronaut training. (Photo Credit: Norah Moran \/ NASA)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the world prepared to visit a galaxy far, far away last month, two Star Wars cast members trained for a mission closer to home. 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