ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer and Samantha Cristoforetti joined 16 Chinese astronauts in August 2017 for nine days of sea survival training off China’s coastal city of Yantai. The course was ...
At the end of June, ESA’s six astronaut candidates were thrown out of a helicopter, left to drift at sea and abandoned under the hot Mediterranean sun – but luckily they were well-trained and under ...
Guy Martin takes on sea survival training, and it’s a proper reality check. Cold water, heavy kit, and controlled chaos show you fast what you’re made of. The lesson isn’t “be fearless” - it’s stay ...