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Thomas Reiter, an ESA Astronaut getting ready for his mission
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- Title Thomas Reiter, an ESA Astronaut getting ready for his mission
- Released: 17/05/2006
- Language English
- Footage Type
- Copyright ESA
- Description
In July, German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter will lift aboard Shuttle mission STS-121 to the International Space Station, to begin a six-month stay on the ISS.
Shuttle mission STS-121 will return to Earth after 12 days, leaving Reiter on the ISS where he will together with an American and a Russian astronaut, take part in all operations, including a space walk. In addition, he will perform a programme of European experiments.
Today's Exchange is a portrait of Reiter preparing for his mission, with recent soundbites on how he sees his role and the challenges of his mission, and background footage on his training.Thomas Reiter Story
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10h00í40íí Germanyís ESA astronaut, Thomas Reiter, is ready to travel into orbit. A man whose experience, skills and endurance will stand him in good stead. Probably his most challenging task lies ahead: his second space walk, although this is not as easy as it seems:
10h01í00 Quote: Thomas Reiter, ESA Astronaut This is a hard job and requires considerably physical exertion. Although around the suit is vacuum, inside the suit itself is of course a certain air pressure. So in reality it is blown up. Just imagine you are inside a car tyre, and you have to force the tyre out of shape from the inside... it requires a lot of strength. Itís the same with the space suit.
01í28 Thomas Reiter, forty-eight, born in Frankfurt Main, a military test pilot with more than 2,300 flight hours logged, was selected to join ESAís Astronaut Corps in 1992. In September 2004 he was assigned his second mission, to become the first European to spend