How Astronauts Learn Languages Fast

🚀 For astronauts, learning Russian is not about having fun, it’s about survival. Learning the right phrases can literally save lives. How do they learn so quickly? Keep watching to find out!

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The Russian Language 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/sgYsH1BaIyM

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:11 - I Got a Letter from NASA…
0:27 - All Aboard the ISS!
2:27 - Why Russian?
4:30 - Getting to Outer Space
7:29 - How Astronauts Learn Russian
7:41 - Where You Go First
8:32 - What Language Training Focuses On
10:06 - Where You Go Next: Immersion
11:08 - Star City
13:15 - The Test
14:23 - Things Are Changing
15:35 - Space Lingo

📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:

🎬 Video Clips:

https://youtu.be/6oEodu5gboc?t=166
https://youtu.be/JnMJdKe3fxI?t=112
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https://youtu.be/68oNuJOFRW8?t=138
https://youtu.be/JiV0V8t4DYU?t=78
https://youtu.be/o6sNL-hMPvA?t=92
https://youtu.be/-l7MM9yoxII?t=671
https://youtu.be/Bn4SnGfwjE0?t=69
https://youtu.be/-GRHkF07rlE?t=33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEBfFae5Bq0
https://youtu.be/4JLb-LF75H0?t=84
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https://youtu.be/KaOC9danxNo?t=102
https://youtu.be/Jt4BZalMbqs?t=191
https://youtu.be/LTLucHp3CBU?t=606
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153425614813649

🖼 Images:

“The station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon 5 (cropped)” by NASA
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
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“ISS-03 Frank L. Culbertson in the Soyuz TM-32 spacecraft with glasses” by NASA is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISS-03_Frank_L._Culbertson_in_the_Soyuz_TM-32_spacecraft_with_glasses.jpg

“Aerial View of the Johnson Space Center - GPN-2000-001112” by NASA
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_View_of_the_Johnson_Space_Center_-_GPN-2000-001112.jpg

“Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft reentry” by NASA
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soyuz_TMA-05M_spacecraft_reentry.jpg

“GCTC” by GCTC is licensed under
CC BY-SA3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin_Cosmonaut_Training_Cente #/media/File:GCTC.jpg

“Soyuz MS-07 backup crew in front of the Soyuz spacecraft mockup” by NASA/Elizabeth Weissinger
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soyuz_MS-07_backup_crew_in_front_of_the_Soyuz_spacecraft_mockup.jpg

“Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft2edit1 (cropped)” by Thegreenj
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soyuz_TMA-7_spacecraft2edit1_(cropped).jpg

“Soyuz TMA module” by Own Work
is licensed under CC BY-SA3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soyuz_TMA_module.jpg

“S87-30050 Astronaut Dunbar, Bonnie J. - Portrait” by NASA
is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S87-30050_Astronaut_Dunbar,_Bonnie_J._-_Portrait.jpg