Astronaut Rosemary Coogan spends six hours underwater in NASA’s largest training pool, practicing skills that might one day take her to the Moon. Inside her white spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, she’s learning to work in space – one careful movement at a time. “It’s very physically intense – and it’s very psychologically intense,” Coogan says, as a team spends 45 minutes helping her into the complex spacesuit. The massive pool, stretching 40 feet deep, holds a full-size copy of the International Space Station (ISS) where astronauts learn to handle repairs and emergencies in near-weightless conditions. Born … Continue reading NASA Astronaut Coogan Trains 6 Hours Underwater in 23 Million-Litre ISS Simulation for Moon Mission Readiness