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Training for weightlessness at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab

Season 2 Episode 14 | 26m 46s

To prepare astronauts for a weightless environment wearing a space suit, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses an underwater Neutral Buoyancy Lab.

Support for QED with Dr. B is provided by Battelle, American Electric Power Foundation, Bath & Body Works Foundation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and William and Diane Dawson Foundation.
Extras
NASA simulations and training on Earth prepare astronauts to work on the moon and beyond.
NASA uses simulations and a full-sized model train for the International Space Station.
Explore the challenges of astronaut training, learn how the team preps for space flight.
Explore the challenges of astronaut training, learn how the team preps for space flight.
Watch a glass artist at work and explaining the science involved in glassblowing.
See how scientists design and create glassware for their experiments.
See how glass was made throughout history and Toledo got the nickname the Glass City.
See the intersection of science and art as we explore the history and techniques of glass.
See the intersection of science and art as we explore the history and techniques of glass.
Scientists are looking to microbes for biofuels to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.