ESA and Chinese Astronauts train together

Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2017 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CEST

Replay: Fri, Sep 22, 2017 | 15:00 - 15:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CEST

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer joined Chinese astronauts earlier this month for nine days of sea survival training off China’s coastal city of Yantai.

This is the first time ESA astronauts have trained have trained in China and stems from the 2015 agreement to boost collaboration between ESA and China Manned Space Agency, with the goal of flying European Astronauts on the Chinese Space Station from 2022.

This video is filmed by the Astronaut Center of China films the first joint training with interviews of ESA participants in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Footage Credit : ACC (Astronaut Center of China)

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/ESA_and_Chinese_astronauts_train_together

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2017/09/ESA_and_Chinese_astronauts_train_together2

Script:
ESA-and-Chinese_astronauts_train_Final-TC.doc

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.