NASA Astronaut - Dr Rhea Seddon
Last summer, we were fortunate enough to receive a visit from former astronaut,
Dr Rhea Seddon.
Whilst at NASA, Rhea made three trips into space on board the space shuttle, and spent a total
of 722 hours in Earth orbit. As a fully trained medical doctor, Rhea provided medical support
during her missions, but also conducted a number of experiments to see how the human body is
affected by zero gravity.
During her visit, Rhea was kind enough to record an interview, where she talks about her time
on the astronaut program, how she came to be an astronaut and how it affected her family life.
We have split that interview into 17 Questions & Answers, which can be downloaded as individual
MPEG video files. Once downloaded, the files can be played on most software video players, such
as Windows Media Player, Apple Quicktime and RealPlayer.
Please keep in mind that these are large files, so may take some time to download.
- Did you ever dream of being an astronaut ? [14 MB]
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- When did the dream of becoming an astronaut become a real possiblity ? [7.7 MB]
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- What was your families reaction to becoming an astronaut ? [7.5 MB]
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- How difficult did you find the astronaut training program ? [17 MB]
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- How long was your astronaut training and what did it involve ? [16 MB]
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- What qualifications are required to enter the astronaut training program ? [24 MB]
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- What is it like just before a space shuttle launch ? [18 MB]
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- What experiments did you carry out on board the shuttle ? [13 MB]
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- What has been the proudest moment of your life ? [8.2 MB]
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- How did you adjust to working in zero gravity ? [14 MB]
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- Could you tell us about meal times in space ? [20 MB]
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- What is the role of a medical officer in space ? [14 MB]
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- What were your happiest and scariest memories of being an astronaut ? [28 MB]
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- What was it like having two astronauts in the family ? [19 MB]
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- How does space flight affect the human body ? [20 MB]
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- Is it difficult to sleep in space ? [17 MB]
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- Do you think there is life beyond the Solar System ? [8.6 MB]
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