Esther Dyson: Tales of Cosmonaut Training

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Partner:: Maker Faire
Location:: San Mateo County Event Center
San Mateo, CA
Event Date:: 05.30.09
Speaker:: Esther Dyson
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Summary: What's a nice lady like you doing in (a) space like this?

Esther Dyson tells tales of her cosmonaut training. Recently returned from five months at the Yuri Gagarain Cosmonaut Training Center outside Moscow, she comes equipped with photos and stories - and a willingness to answer questions.

Following on President Obama's call to "begin again the work of remaking America," Maker Faire 2009 was organized around the theme of Re-Make America. Held in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maker Faire celebrates what President Obama called "the risk takers, the doers, and the makers of things."

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Esther Dyson

Esther Dyson is a long-time catalyst of start-ups in information technology in the U.S. and other markets, including Russia. Since selling her company, EDventure Holdings, to CNET Networks in 2004, she has taken on newer challenges in private aviation and space as well as in health care (as a director of 23andMe, a consumer genetics company).

Dyson's IT investments have included Flickr and del.icio.us (both sold to Yahoo!), and Medstory (sold to Microsoft), as well as Meetup Inc., Eventful.com, Boxbe and Voxiva; she sits on the boards of the latter four companies. Dyson is also an active investor in air and space, with holdings in Space Adventures and Zero-G Corporation, as well as XCOR Aerospace, Constellation Services International, Coastal Technologies Group, Dopplr.com, Airship Ventures and Icon.

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01.: Introduction

01 min 48 sec

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02.: Training to be a Cosmonaut

05 min 02 sec

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03.: Weightless Test

03 min 12 sec

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04.: Escape Capsule Dashboard / Wilderness Training

04 min 53 sec

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05.: Q1: Why Train to be a Cosmonaut?

03 min 32 sec

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06.: Q2: Specialized Role Training

02 min 51 sec

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07.: Q3: Writing a Book?

00 min 40 sec

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08.: Q4: Age Eligibility for Astronaut Training Program

01 min 06 sec

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09.: Q5: Investing in Medical Companies

01 min 41 sec

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10.: Q6: DOS Operating System in Russia

02 min 22 sec

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11.: Q6: Next Big Milestones for Private Enterprise in Space

00 min 55 sec

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12.: Q7: Deciding to Spend $3 Million on Space Training

01 min 52 sec

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Esther Dyson on Astronaut Training in Russia

03 min 35 sec

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Esther Dyson on Why She Paid $3M to Train for Space

03 min 10 sec

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How Can I Get Into an Astronaut Training Program?

01 min 17 sec

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Encyclopædia Britannica Article

astronaut: Person trained to pilot a spacecraft, operate any of its systems, or conduct research aboard it during spaceflights. The term commonly refers to those participating in U.S. space missions; cosmonaut is the Russian equivalent, and taikonaut is the Chinese equivalent. Astronauts undergo an intense training program that includes classes on spacecraft systems, guidance and navigation, and orbital dynamics, as well as training in land and sea survival, space suits, and weightlessness. With longer stays in space on board the International Space Station, training emphasizes general spaceflight and problem-solving skills, rather than the specific tasks to be accomplished, as in preparation for shorter missions. See also Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.; Neil Armstrong; Guion S. Bluford, Jr.; Yury Gagarin; John H. Glenn, Jr.; Mae Jemison; Sergey Konstantinovich Krikalyov; Shannon Wells Lucid; Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov; Sally Ride; Alan B. Shepard, Jr.; Valentina Tereshkova.; astronaut on britannica.com