What Do Astronauts Do?

You may have dreamed of being an astronaut, or maybe that’s what you want to be when you grow up! But how do astronauts become astronauts, and what do they do when they’re in space? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what it takes to be an out-of-this-world explorer! Constellations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sZ15SUeS9w ISS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOCixRhRGDw ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/SciShow Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow SOURCES: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stem-on-station/ditl_working http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_Astronaut_Requirements.html http://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/broch00.htm http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/151-people-in-astronomy/space-exploration-and-astronauts/human-spaceflight-current-or-past/937-what-do-astronauts-do-all-day-in-the-international-space-station-intermediate http://science.howstuffworks.com/astronaut.htm http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/living-working.asp http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/30194628 http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/10/05/what-does-it-take-to-become-an-astronaut/2924145/ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Daily_life http://nasa.tumblr.com/post/132538793869/5-myths-about-becoming-an-astronaut http://mentalfloss.com/article/59639/12-cool-experiments-done-international-space-station Images: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html Space Station, Space Walk: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-jul07a.html#.V5JK0ZMrJTa Space Station: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-aug06.html#.V5JLUJMrJTY Astronaut Suiting Up?: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-sep06.html#.V5JLv5MrJTY 2 Astronauts?: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-feb07.html#.V5JL-ZMrJTY http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-oct07.html#.V5JMRJMrJTY http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/station-nov07.html#.V5JMhpMrJTY https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_goddard/8253317286 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Park_Service_biologist_Chris_Ulrey_distributing_rappelling_gear_(9406099057).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amateur_astronomy_in_israel.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chemist_2.jpg http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/SOFIA/multimedia/imagegallery/ED13-0220-318.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/spacesuits/historygallery/gem-dec65.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/this-week-in-nasa-history-sally-ride-becomes-first-american-woman-in-space-june-18.html http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/milestones/inflight.html http://www.nasa.gov/topics/people/galleries/ride_13.html http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/missions/other/ISS.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/gallery/iss036e008191.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AEHF_1.jpg Space Suit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iss009e29620.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_Moonwalk2.jpg