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Astronaut 002, Executive Director, Flight Opportunities Program & Director, Space Medicine Group at the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences. Physician. Aquanaut. Speaker with the National Speakers' Bureau. Recipient, Explorers Club EC50.
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Thank you so much!
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...and during those moments, I always think to myself, "If only you knew." We're here to support, and we're here to help, but we're not here to be emotional punching bags, please remember that. 👩🏽⚕️🩺🏥
#TheTorturedEmergencyDepartment
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That's the term we use in our scientific circles. 🤷🏽♀️
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As in, why use that term? That's the technical terminology for reduced gravity. We also use "reduced gravity," but generally not "0g" or "zero gravity," as that is less technically accurate.
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It was stellar to be able to present our own training for suborbital spaceflight at the NASA Investigators Workshop! ✨️👩🏻🚀👩🏽🚀👩🏻🚀🚀✨️
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...we also need to be familiar with each other's movements, well-rehearsed, coordinated, choreographed, and prepared to de-conflict with other happenings in the cabin as we complete our own sequences- and parabolic flight is a key component of that training.
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I choose to believe you accidentally stepped through a mirror that day. 🤔😅