Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Higher Education, Informal Education
Subject
Careers, Life Science, Living and Working in Space
Type
Videos
Have you ever wondered where astronauts on the International Space Station get the oxygen they breathe? Though they are about 250 miles above the Earth, they are actually breathing air from the Floridian coast! The majority of the crew’s oxygen comes from special payloads sent from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where aerospace technician Craig Tretheway packages it. Craig shows us how he prepares these essential oxygen deliveries and explains how his past career as a master motorcycle technician prepared him for his unique job at NASA.
Surprisingly STEM is a video series that highlights exciting and unexpected careers at NASA. Each episode highlights a member of NASA’s workforce, focusing on their unique job and how their personal journey led them to that career.
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