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astronaut

Code 3153.3

Astronauts are crew members commanding spacecrafts for operations beyond low Earth orbit or higher than the regular altitude reached by commercial flights. They orbit the Earth in order to perform operations such as scientific research and experiments, launching or release of satellites, and building of space stations.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • physics
  • global navigation satellite system performance parameters
  • launching of satellites into orbit
  • geostationary satellites
  • geographic information systems
  • types of satellites

Skills and competences

  • use communication equipment
  • interpret visual literacy
  • interpret graphical communication interfaces
  • conduct research on climate processes
  • operate 3D computer graphics software
  • operate GPS systems
  • perform scientific experiments in space
  • perform gravity measurements
  • gather experimental data
  • collect geological data
  • collect data using GPS
  • use different communication channels

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences