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ESA astonaut Andreas Mogensen reports from inside the Aquarius habitat from where he is helping to direct his crewmates taking part in a simulated spacewalk on the surface of an asteroid.
NEEMO – NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations – trains astronauts for life in space. Living and working in an underwater base is similar to being on a space station.
NEEMO’s underwater habitat off Florida acts as makeshift a space base for astronauts to make regular ‘waterwalks’ in full scuba gear. Both underwater missions plan sorties for the astronauts to simulate spacewalks.
More about NEEMO:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Hum...
Connect with Andreas Mogensen on social media:
http://andreasmogensen.esa.int
NASA's NEEMO website:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NEEMO/