1. A SJU GRADUATE PRESENTS… THE DREAM IS ALIVE Lieutenant Colonel Mark T. Vande Hei 31 January 2012

2. Overview My Indirect Path to NASA Astronaut Candidate Selection Astronaut Candidate Training Astronauts on the Ground Astronauts Assigned to Fly What’s Next?

4. E=MC 2

5. Picture to support Mine Story

8. MY TIME AT NASA – SPACE STATION CAPCOM

9. RESCUE TRAINING SUPPORT

10. NOLS WITH THE STS-126 CREW

11. STS 126

12. THE SELECTION PROCESS

13. Selections occur at sporadic intervals –Selection 5 years prior to mine –Selecting the 2013 class now

14. Astronaut Candidate Basic Requirements Bachelor’s degree accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics Related professional experience 3 years of experience with progressive responsibility - or - 1,000 hours of jet aircraft pilot-in-command time Ability to pass the NASA long-duration space flight physical

15. Class of 2009 Selection Timeline Sep 07 – NASA began accepting applications Jul 08 – Application window closed –Submitted applications (3565) –Qualified (2813) Fall 08 – FAA Physicals (~400) Dec 08 - Jan 09 – First interviews (113) Feb - Mar 09 – Second interviews (48) Jun 09 – Selection announced (9)

16. Happy to arrive at NASA

18. Joined by International Partners

19. Class Photo

20. ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE TRAINING

21. Survival training

22. NASA center visits

23. International Partner Site Visits

24. Flight Training for non-jet pilots

25. Hyperbaric chamber ejection seat training

27. Aircraft familiarization

28. Cross Country Flights

29. T-38 flying

30. Systems Training

31. Robotics Training

32. конечно, мы должны изучать русский язык, но я глупая голова Russian

33. Zero G

34. EVA Training Virtual Reality

36. EVA Training Pool side

38. Geology Training

39. NOLS

45. ASTRONAUTS ON THE GROUND

46. OTHER STUFF - Desert Rats

47. Technical Assignments

48. Field Medical Training

50. CAPCOM FOR STS-126

51. Me in the cockpit

52. Russian глупая голова

53. FLIGHT-ASSIGNED ASTRONAUTS

54. THE PRESENT space station

55. Training in Russia

56. Launch out of Kazakhstan

57. Soyuz approaching the station to dock

58. Soyuz over Southern Lights

59. Life on the station video

61. Crew inside the Soyuz

62. Land back in Kazakhstan

64. Russian Rescue forces find you

65. Your Future NASA’S FUTURE WITH YOU

66. Recruiting Video

67. Engineers

69. Scientists

70. Earth Sciences

71. Technicians

73. Media Relations

74. Flight Controllers

76. Closing Video of space station photography

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