Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany demonstrate their training in lunar surface simulating conditions for future moon missions at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.
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By way of our sharp fascination towards a spaceflight event when it happens, we tend to forget reading into the entire process that led to that moment. Process, in today’s ‘all-instant’ era, seems to lose value unless you are part of it. Going to space in a rocket and coming back sounds simply doable but an astronaut undergoes rigorous training for years just to be physically and mentally capable of doing it. All the complex processes involved in this preparation are what is referred to as ‘Astronaut training’.Aside from physical training, medical tests, etc. much of these processes involve simulating conditions that an astronaut would encounter in their trip to space.
EVA training.
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