Thomas Marshburn
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Thomas Marshburn
Thomas Henry "Tom" Marshburnis an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Marshburn was born in Statesville, North Carolina. He trained in emergency medicine and worked in emergency rooms in Texas and Massachusetts. He served as a Mission Specialist on STS-127. Marshburn was a member of the Soyuz TMA-07M crew which launched to ISS in December 2012 to join Expedition 34...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth29 August 1960
CountryUnited States of America
change constantly course definitely earth gear means moving orbit per protected space swings
When we're on the space station, we orbit the Earth 16 times per day, which means we're constantly moving to and away from the sun. From light to shadow, the temperature swings by 300 degrees. Of course we're protected by the gear we wear, but you can definitely feel this temperature change.