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Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThis A-roll about spacewalks covers first-hande experience by ESA Astronauts Jean-Pierre Haignere, Thomas Reiter and Claude Nicollier. Made in 2004, it includes interviews (German and English), stunning in-orbit video recordings from Shuttle and Mir missions, and excellent underwater footage from spacewalk training in Star City and Houston. The 5-minute A-roll with English commentary (split audio tracks) is complemented by a B-roll with the unedited material.