Mission X vs. real astronaut exercises

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Welcome to Mission X, a 6-week international fitness challenge. We're focusing on fitness and nutrition as we help students to "train like an astronaut." In this video ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, due to fly to the International Space Station in 2013, explains why it's important to stay fit and shows us where he trains, at ESA's European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.  All of the exercises and challenges in Mission X are inspired by physical training the astronauts undergo for their spaceflight. Luca demonstrates a few of these tasks and encourages schools to participate in this ever-growing global project. For more information please visit www.trainlikeanastronaut.org

Published 2012-11-08 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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