NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
NBL pool the place where
astronauts conduct underwater training.
astronauts conduct underwater training.
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00:00This is NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, also known as NBL Pool, the place where astronauts
00:07conduct underwater training.
00:08It is located at Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston, Texas.
00:13This pool will help the astronauts to train properly by creating a simulated weightless
00:19environment.
00:20The water in the NBL Pool is recycled every 19.6 hours, and the pool holds more than 23
00:27million liters of water.
00:29At the NBL Pool, the astronauts wear their spacesuits and practice tasks like spacewalks,
00:35and it will help them to get ready for the difficulties they might face while working
00:39outside a space station during extravehicular activities.
00:44These activities include maintenance or installation of new equipment on the exterior of the space
00:49station.
00:50The pool is also equipped with various equipment that is used in the space station.