Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Weekly Training Report 28 October 2009

Weekly training report:

Time: 2100 - 22:45

Astronauts present: 14

Lesson: WATC Commander and Graduate Student Nancy Soontiens gave us a leacture on fluid mechanics today.

Physical Training: Swimming 20 min on laps, 10 min treading water with and diving.

Other notes: Excelent talk by Commander Nancy.






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Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Great Race for Space

Training Event Report

Date: October 3rd, 2009
Time: 10am-12pm

Number of Attendees: 12

Overview:
A successful first Great Race for Space! This was a fun run for clubs to raise money and promote physical fitness. Many of the participants achieved a personal best, pushing further than ever before! Congratulations to everyone!

Video:

WATC Training: Human Gyroscope (25 Oct 2009)

Extra Training Report:


Training: Human Gyroscope
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Astronauts present: 5
Other notes: Today we went to the Quantum to Cosmos Festival in Waterloo where they had a Human Gyroscope. This training is used by astronauts to simulate disorientation in a tumbling spacecraft. 



Tuesday, October 13, 2009

WATC Weekly Training 13 October 2009

Weekly training report:


Astronauts present: 6 (Note: Others sick today)
Time: 2100 - 2345

Lesson: Orbital mechanics video and discussion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__hN6nqi-k#

Physical Training: Swimming
20 min on laps
10 min treading water
10 min diving and cognitive cube.

Other notes:
Good training today. We had a few astros missing but we made up for it in spirit and intensity today.