NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham shares training for 2027 space mission
Adana-born NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham has shared details of the safety tests and training exercises she is undergoing ahead of her first space mission, scheduled for March 2027.
Burnham posted photos and videos on social media showing her preparations for Expedition 76, a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), CE Report quotes Anadolu Agency.
The astronaut provided details of her SAFER (Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue) qualification test, which assesses an astronaut’s ability to perform a self-rescue during a spacewalk.
“These images are from my SAFER qualification run, where I had to demonstrate that I could successfully perform a self-rescue,” Burnham wrote.
“After completing the qualification, my instructor added several additional rescue scenarios that were really interesting and challenging to work through,” she added.
The footage showed Burnham wearing virtual reality goggles to simulate a spacewalk outside a spacecraft. She also practiced using tools designed for operations in space.
Additional photographs showed the astronaut undergoing intensive testing and simulation exercises under the supervision of NASA instructors.
According to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, Burnham’s first space mission, scheduled for March 2027, will contribute to preparations for future human exploration missions to the Moon and Mars.
During her time aboard the ISS, she is expected to conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations aimed at benefiting people on Earth.
Burnham is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station aboard the Russian space agency Roscosmos’ Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft.
The mission is expected to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with Russian cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov accompanying her.
Burnham has also previously expressed her excitement about the upcoming mission, saying she hopes to wave to people in her hometown of Adana from space.
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