Sentences with phrase «roles as the astronauts»

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The visual contrast emphasizes the astronauts» roles as outsiders who have a rare perspective on the blue marble.

«Viewed as a supply chain, astronaut selection and training is very sensitive to critical shortfalls; astronauts who are trained for specific roles and missions can't be easily interchanged,» the report's committee co-chair Frederick Gregory, a former astronaut who commanded three shuttle missions and has served as NASA's deputy administrator, said in a statement.

«Biofilms were rampant on the Mir space station and continue to be a challenge on the International Space Station, but we still don't really know what role gravity plays in their growth and development,» said Cynthia Collins, Ph.D., principal investigator for the study and assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. «Before we start sending astronauts to Mars or embarking on other long - term spaceflight missions, we need to be as certain as possible that we have eliminated or significantly reduced the risk that biofilms pose to the human crew and their equipment.»

Ride will be best remembered not for her role as the first American woman astronaut but rather for her sterling competence, through which she made that groundbreaking accomplishment seem unremarkable and established another truth about the new normal: the inherent neutrality of excellence.

Jon — who is best known for his roles in The Punisher, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Walking Dead - will be suiting up as a NASA astronaut and test pilot that walks on the moon.

Gyllenhaal appears to be the quiet, potentially menacing astronaut, while Reynolds assumes his natural role as the wisecracking member of the crew.

He played the lead role in the Roland Joffe film Captivity co-starring Elisha Cuthbert, had a featured role in Spiderman 2 as Kirsten Dunst's love interest, astronaut John Jameson, and a leading role in Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood hit Bride and Prejudice.

In his role as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061, former astronaut George D. «Pinky» Nelson is working on ways to improve science education in the nation's schools.

With the release of Toyota's first official Super Bowl commercial, we got to see Cuoco perform her role as wish granter to a tee, giving the Henderson family all that they're wishing for, including the dad who asked for the spare tire to be gone, the mother who wished for unlimited chocolates, the daughter who wished for animals to talk, the son who wished he was an astronaut, and the father who wished (again) for unlimited wishes... except that Genie Cuoco thought she heard something else.