Using the manual controls in the centrifuge

André Kuipers during Soyuz training at Star City ahead of the DELTA Mission to the International Space Station, planned for April 2004. In an extreme emergency Kuipers will have to manually steer the Soyuz return capsule to a safe landing. During training at Star City this is practiced using the manual controls in a giant centrifuge, which simulates the G-forces that are experienced during re-entry. (February 2004)