How to Become an Astronaut

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

How do you become an astronaut? That’s what Tumble listener Margaret wants to know. We go straight to the source to get an answer: A NASA astronaut! Dr. Serena Auñon-Chancellor shares her journey to outer space with us. Starting from being a kid watching shuttle launches, to her school’s Astronaut Club, all the way to NASA’s Astronaut Candidate program, and finally to the International Space Station. Serena also shares the surprising truth about doing science research in space. Join us on her path to the stars! Want to hear more from our interview with Serena about training to become an astronaut? Listen to our special bonus interview episode. It’s available when you pledge just $1/month on Patreon! patreon.com/tumblepodcast We have resources to learn more about Serena and the NASA astronaut training program on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:02.0	And I'm Marshall. Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:07.0	Today we're going to find out how to become an astronaut.
0:11.0	Lots of people dream of wearing spacesuits, floating in zero gravity and exploring other planets.
0:16.0	But how do you become one of the few people who gets to go up to space?
0:20.0	We're talking to a NASA astronaut about her journey into outer space.
0:25.0	It started when she was a kid and it took her all the way up to the International Space Station.
0:30.0	Talk about shooting for the stars.
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1:10.0	Today's question comes from Margaret.
1:12.0	My name is Margaret. I'm eight years old. I have to know how to become an astronaut.
1:19.0	Margaret sent us her question about becoming an astronaut in a video.
1:23.0	She's wearing an orange astronaut costume and standing in front of her science fair project.
1:29.0	She told us how she caught the astronaut bug.
1:33.0	On my birthday, I watched her video of a probably 11 blasting off to the moon.
1:39.0	And then I started liking space and now I want to become an astronaut.
1:45.0	I think to be an astronaut, you need to go to college to be an engineer and then apply a tenessa.
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