'Commencing countdown' astronauts prepare for blast off

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French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is going for a swim, but this is one dip with a difference. Pesquet is taking his last training session in NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The pool is home to giant replicas of the International Space Station and provides perhaps the best simulation of what working on the ISS might feel like. The water replicates the zero gravity conditions Pesquet will encounter when working in space. #space: Next #astronaut f… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/29/commencing-countdown-astronauts-prepare-for-blast-off euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

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