Diver – Assisted Pool Training for Space Missions  

All of us remember that historic day, July 16th 1969 when man set foot on moon.

And almost all of us are familiar with the words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”.

These words were uttered by none other than the great Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on moon.

Indeed that was a day that marked great success for mankind, a moment of pride for every man and the hallmark of human invention and the benchmark for successes yet to come.

Man has been fascinated by space since the discovery of it. Man, unlike other creatures thirsts for knowledge and is never satisfied with what he knows.

Through the ages if there is anything evident, it is the fact that man cannot rest without getting answers for his innumerous questions.

While man has spent years and years studying space, more and more has been revealed to him.

Today everyone knows that space is void of gravity, thanks to the study of many great scientists and all their hard work.

For us here on earth, we have little knowledge of how that must feel - the absence of gravity.

We live on earth in which gravity is very active.

When astronauts are being prepared to go aboard an aircraft that takes them to space, they need to know how to handle the absence of gravity.

What does the absence of gravity mean? The absence of gravity means, walking on the moon or any object in space would be extremely difficult since gravity will not pull ones feet down.

One will simply float in space. So in other words tasks that are normally easy here on earth tend to become a challenge out in space.

Hence training is absolutely essential and is a must. If one intends to have a successful trip to space, one has to learn to beat all odds and be prepared for anything space may throw in his way.

Out in space there is no guarantee of what can happen, the only guarantee an astronaut has is that he is well trained and has the capability of beating all odds.

The astronauts need to have a feel of what weightlessness means. The best way to practice this is in the water.

Even though water is not free of gravity, pools can prove to be the best material in which astronauts can practice.

Here in the water the astronauts can develop and practice their skills before they attempt the same project in space.

Though we are unable to eliminate the force of gravity in water, by applying a buoyant force we can manage to counter the weight of an object.

We can even add floats to objects that are denser than water. This way we can work at providing an equal and opposing force, thus providing the illusion of utter weightlessness. All this can be achieved in the pool environment.

Hence, diver assisted pool training for space missions are extremely important.

They provide the astronauts with essential training, more importantly they are able to provide a similar environment of weightlessness that space offers which is extremely difficult for man to cope with.