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the crew
Crew Toast
Roberto, Mark and Yuri towards the end of their training program.
Crew Toast
Zero-G Cosmonauts
Zero-G Cosmonauts
Yuri and Mark in the cosmonaut gym
Yuri and Mark in the cosmonaut gym
Winter Campfire
Winter Campfire
Mig-25 Afterburners
Mig-25 Afterburners
Frank de Winne's at Pool Again
Frank de Winne's at Pool Again
Unidentified Ice Injury
Unidentified Ice Injury
Space Fashion Parade
Space Fashion Parade
Flying The Flag
Flying The Flag
Flying The SA Colours
Flying The SA Colours
Zero-G Crew Photo
Zero-G Crew Photo
Spacesuit Windmill
Spacesuit Windmill
Vso Xorosho!
Vso Xorosho!
Suited, Sealed and In A Spin
Suited, Sealed and In A Spin
Donning a Space Suit in Weightlessness
Donning a Space Suit in Weightlessness
Suiting up in Zero-G
Suiting up in Zero-G
Weightless Mechanics
Weightless Mechanics
Pass The 50kg Parcel
Pass The 50kg Parcel
Weightless Mass Training
Weightless Mass Training
Geek In Training
Geek In Training
Interactive Africa in the ISS
Interactive Africa in the ISS
Space Food Specialists
Space Food Specialists
Campfire Stories
Campfire Stories
Zero-G Heart Rate Data
Zero-G Heart Rate Data
Igor Rudyaev
Igor Rudyaev
Clifton Beach, Cape Town
Clifton Beach, Cape Town
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Vaughan Oosthuizen
Ravi Naidoo
Ravi Naidoo
Freddy Khan
Freddy Khan
Nasa's nook
Nasa's nook
Entrance to Training
Entrance to Training
Swimming hole
Swimming hole
Chilly route
Chilly route
The Prophy
The Prophy
Training centre
Training centre
Lara Keytel
Lara Keytel
Igor Rudyaev
Igor Rudyaev
Dale Cupido
Dale Cupido
Richard Mills
Richard Mills
Karen Sharwood
Karen Sharwood
Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Shuttleworth
Zero-G Training Heart Rate
Zero-G Training Heart Rate
Dale Cupido, International Man of Mystery
Dale Cupido, International Man of Mystery
Karen Sharwood
Karen Sharwood
Karen S and Dale C
Karen S and Dale C
Dale Cupido... Callsign 'Gladiator'
Dale Cupido... Callsign 'Gladiator'
Hangin' around
Hangin' around
The dreaded arm ergo
The dreaded arm ergo
Yuri and Mark
Yuri and Mark
Space Fashion
Space Fashion
Wall to Wall Cosmonauts
Wall to Wall Cosmonauts
Getting the hang of this
Getting the hang of this
Green and gold
Green and gold
Floating with the Flag
Floating with the Flag
Lifting Weightless Weights
Lifting Weightless Weights
Lost At Sea
Lost At Sea
Floating Cosmonauts
Floating Cosmonauts
Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away
Rigging the Crane Cables
Rigging the Crane Cables
Climbing into the Soyuz
Climbing into the Soyuz
Heat Exhaustion
Heat Exhaustion
Boarding The Soyuz
Boarding The Soyuz
Ready To Board
Ready To Board
Bobbing on the Black Sea
Bobbing on the Black Sea
Up And Away
Up And Away
Soyuz Capsule on Deck
Soyuz Capsule on Deck
Smoke on the Water
Smoke on the Water
Choppy Seas, Sick Cosmonauts
Choppy Seas, Sick Cosmonauts
Through the doorway ...
Through the doorway ...
In Training
In Training
Seats 3 ... just
Seats 3 ... just
Soyuz Sardines
Soyuz Sardines
Space Cadet in Training
Space Cadet in Training
Soyuz Cockpit Training
Soyuz Cockpit Training
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
step 1: graft
step 1: graft
iss training
iss training
the iss explained
the iss explained
Buranov and Boris
Buranov and Boris
buranov and the instructor
buranov and the instructor
holding onto the floor
holding onto the floor
heart-monitoring equipment
heart-monitoring equipment
Ilyushin Parachute Parade
Ilyushin Parachute Parade
gearing up
gearing up
perspective
perspective
Inside the hold
Inside the hold
karen and the team
karen and the team
Ready To Board
Ready To Board
Smoke Signals
Smoke Signals
Pistol Shot
Pistol Shot
Ballooning Over Russia
Ballooning Over Russia
View From The Top
View From The Top
Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son
Test Pilot School
Test Pilot School
Mig-29 Cockpit
Mig-29 Cockpit
Mig-25: Nearly Sub-Orbital
Mig-25: Nearly Sub-Orbital
IMBP Doctors
IMBP Doctors
Soyuz TM Cockpit
Soyuz TM Cockpit
Soyuz Launch
Soyuz Launch
Space Toilet
Space Toilet
Cosmonaut Crouch
Cosmonaut Crouch
Mir Training Mockup
Mir Training Mockup
Next-generation Soyuz TMA Cockpit
Next-generation Soyuz TMA Cockpit
Sim In Session
Sim In Session
Barochamber Team
Barochamber Team
Barochamber Done
Barochamber Done
Barochamber Run
Barochamber Run
EVA Training Mockup of Pirs
EVA Training Mockup of Pirs
Roman Sorokin
Roman Sorokin
Prophy Dinners
Prophy Dinners
Bolshoi Ballet Dreams!
Bolshoi Ballet Dreams!
The Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre
SA Ambassador to Russia
SA Ambassador to Russia
Crew Toast
Crew Toast
Ready, Aim, Fire
Ready, Aim, Fire
Forest Flares
Forest Flares
Boots and All
Boots and All
Which way up, Boris?
Which way up, Boris?
Wall To Wall Flying
Wall To Wall Flying
Up And Over
Up And Over
Into The Capsule
Into The Capsule
Hackers Unite
Hackers Unite
Cosmonaut Lumberjacks
Cosmonaut Lumberjacks
Stacking Snow Blocks
Stacking Snow Blocks
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
Where There's Smoke...
Where There's Smoke...
Winter Fatigues
Winter Fatigues
Russian Lifeboat
Russian Lifeboat
Kremlin Sunset
Kremlin Sunset
It's a Bra!
It's a Bra!
The Centrifuge Capsule
The Centrifuge Capsule
Wires Everywhere
Wires Everywhere
Maximum G's
Maximum G's
Heartbeat At 8 G's
Heartbeat At 8 G's
Strapped In, Ready to Roll
Strapped In, Ready to Roll
Bleed 'Em Dry
Bleed 'Em Dry
Navigator's View
Navigator's View
EVA Pool, Houston
EVA Pool, Houston
Synchronised Swimming
Synchronised Swimming
Diving in the NBF
Diving in the NBF
Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory, Houston
Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory, Houston
Apollo Capsule in Houston
Apollo Capsule in Houston
Orthostatic Testing
Orthostatic Testing
Orthostatic Testing
Orthostatic Testing
Breath Deeply
Breath Deeply
Heart Rate Monitoring
Heart Rate Monitoring
Parachute Parade
Parachute Parade
Smiles of Relief
Smiles of Relief
This Side Up
This Side Up
Cosmonaut Quarters
Cosmonaut Quarters
       
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