Sea survival training China

ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer joined Chinese colleagues in Yantai, China to take part in their sea survival training, on 14 August 2017.

Returning from space in a Chinese capsule astronauts need to be prepared for any eventuality – including landing in the ocean or sea. Sea survival training is a staple of all astronaut training but this is the first time non-Chinese astronauts have taken part in this training.