NEEMO 19: Training Day 5

An update from ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen on training day 5 of NEEMO 19. The crew get to try out the Shark Marine Mako diver delivery system, a sled that they will use transport themselves underwater.

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/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/NEEMO

More about Andreas Mogensen:
http://andreasmogensen.esa.int

NASA's NEEMO website:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NEEMO/