Piers Sellers est météorologiste.
Né en Grande-Bretagne, il commence à travailler pour la NASA au Goddard Space Flight Center en 1982 (modélisation informatique des systèmes climatiques).
Souhaitant devenir astronaute, il demande à obtenir la nationalité américaine, qu’il obtient en 1991.
En 1996, il est sélectionné comme astronaute dans le Groupe 16 de la NASA.
Il effectue 6 EVA lors de STS-112 et STS-121.
How many years were you connected to the space program prior to your flight ?
Scientist from 1982 to 1996
Trainee Astronaut from 1996 to 2002Scientist from 1982 to 1996
How did you feel prior to the flight ?
Excited ! Very well-prepared !
Excited ! Very well-prepared !
What does weightlessness feel like, and what did you think about during the flight ?
Feels good most of the time, but hard to sleep.
Feels good most of the time, but hard to sleep.
Though about how marveleous to finally make it to orbit !
What were some of the problems you encountered and how did you fixed them ?
Many technical problems – Solved with help from MCC Team !
Many technical problems – Solved with help from MCC Team !
What did you eat, and did it taste real ?
MRE’S – Taste like cardboard
What was re-entry like ?
Very smooth (Shuttle !)
Were you glad to be back on Earth, or did you feel you could have spent the rest of your life up there ?
YES ! Great to be back !
I LOVE THE EARTH
(Piers Sellers durant une EVA lors de la mission STS-121) |
(Piers Sellers lors d'une EVA durant la mission STS-121) |
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