Andreas using a flare for survival training

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen during winter survival training near Star City, Russia, on 21 January 2014.

Survival training is an important part of all Soyuz training. There is always the possibility that a spacecraft could land in a remote, cold area. All astronauts have to learn to survive in harsh climates while waiting for rescue.

Andreas was assigned to a 10-day mission to the International Space Station to be launched in September 2015 on the Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft. He will be the first astronaut of Danish nationality to go to space.