Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Friday Fun: A look at NASA astronaut training in a T-38

I am currently reading a book by former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino called "Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe". I don't normally write about the books that I am reading and I am not doing so here. However, I got the idea for today's Friday Fun post because I got curious about the T-38 trainer that NASA used for their astronaut training. I mention the past tense because I do not know if NASA still uses the T-38 in their astronaut training program. I thought that it might be fun to share a video about NASA's T-38 trainers so I found a video that I will embed here for your enjoyment. You will learn about the T-38 and why it is important for astronaut training