# How to Train an Astronaut

How to Train an Astronaut is written by Susan Charlesworth, former ESA astronaut instructor and Human Factors psychologist, translating the human performance of spaceflight into practical tools for leaders and teams under pressure.

Page: <https://rssamplifier.com/susancharlesworth-substack-com>  
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## [Day 10: Home](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-10-home)

_2026-04-11 · Susan Charlesworth_

At 1:07am BST on Saturday morning, Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.

## [Day 9: One more sleep](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-9-one-more-sleep)

_2026-04-10 · Susan Charlesworth_

The crew are asleep, and when they wake, it will be their last day in space. Image is from Artemis I

## [Day 8: Under Pressure](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-8-under-pressure)

_2026-04-09 · Susan Charlesworth_

The crew woke on Day 8 to “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie.

## [Day 7: Off-duty](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-7-off-duty)

_2026-04-08 · Susan Charlesworth_

Day 7 is the only off-duty day of the mission, or as close to one as spaceflight allows.

## [Day 6: The Night They Flew Around the Moon](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-6-the-night-they-flew-around)

_2026-04-07 · Susan Charlesworth_

Last night, while most of us slept, four astronauts flew around the far side of the moon.

## [Day 5: This is what they came for](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-6-this-is-what-they-came-for)

_2026-04-06 · Susan Charlesworth_

It is Easter Monday.

## [Days 4 & 5: The calm before...](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/days-4-and-5-the-calm-before)

_2026-04-05 · Susan Charlesworth_

When the Artemis II crew woke on Saturday, they were approximately 169,000 miles from Earth and approaching the Moon at 110,700 miles.

## [Day 3: Nothing Normal About This](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-3-nothing-normal-about-this)

_2026-04-03 · Susan Charlesworth_

Just after midnight UK time, the Artemis II completed the translunar injection burn, which lasted five minutes and forty-nine seconds.

## [Day 2: Living in a Camper Van...](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-2-living-in-a-camper-van)

_2026-04-02 · Susan Charlesworth_

... orbiting Earth

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## [Day 1: Prepared to be unprepared](https://susancharlesworth.substack.com/p/day-1-prepared-to-be-unprepared)

_2026-04-01 · Susan Charlesworth_

Launch Day