Why NASA Spun Astronauts Around, But Doesn’t Any More
The Multi Axis Trainer, or MAT, is an icon of space exploration and astronaut training. But other than spinning round kids at Space Camp: what’s it actually used for?
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@brentdennard6722
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
I bet this machine would work wonders for people with deposits building up in their inner ear. They have to do all these strange maneuvers to try and let the deposits float around and re-distribute. Sometimes it doesn’t work or they are too old and weak to do it properly. This would make it easy. Physicians opinions??
@STILLSTANDING23913
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Ezekiel 1 Ophanim?
@phantomcruizer
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Well now that the space shuttle is gone forever, do or will astronauts train with this device?
@kmorris5
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
I remember this from rollercoaster tycoon
@DillonWillis-m2e
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Ive went there for a week!
@stuartmiddleton28
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Id definitely get dizzy on it
@Agelio
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
As someone who was inside the MAT at the age of 12, I can confirm that this it is TERRIFYING watching all of your friends be inside of it wondering if it will break.
@korumann
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
It's so weird to think that Tom Scott may have sat in the same chair I have.
@ellieSGH
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
There was a thing like this at Glastonbury when i was a kid. The best thing was the parents had control of how fast the kid went.
@drewscustomcreations3009
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
That's the same one I went on!
@Vinemaple
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
I found that I missed this one from watching "Tom Scott Introducing Places"
@cactuz_xyz
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
i want to go on it
@Kottonmouth3
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
i see nasa has really lowered the bar
@mulethedonkey2579
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Huh. Its NOT nauseating. That was my only hangup with it!
@MarkFendy-sw7hn
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Space Rings from Roller Coaster Tycoon anybody?
@Andybaby
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Q: So does NASA hire any straight white American men in 2023?
@radornkeldam
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
He got so disoriented that he forgot to explain the second part of the premise of the video: why they don't do this anymore.
Or maybe I was so disoriented that I missed it.
@bloodlove93
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
true dedication, he went back on just to outro.
@weirdsciencetv4999
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
…. They didnt explain why its not for training??
@slamdatclickbait8521
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 am
Bitches be like
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