ISS Update: Integrating International Training for the Crew
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Channel: NASA Johnson · 2012 · Science & Technology
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kelly Humphries interviews Alicia Simpson, Expedition 34/35 Training Integrator, about organizing the international training required for station crew members. Station crews learn everything from Russian station systems, Canadian robotics to Japanese experiments. Simpson works with the International Partners building a training plan that lasts about 2 ½ years for crew members. Expedition crews train all over the world in places such as Russia, America, Japan, Europe and Canada. Simpson says that orbiting crew members often report back saying living and working in space is just like their training experiences. She works for United Space Alliance and has worked for both the Shuttle and Station programs.
