AstroChat - training for the Space Station

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AstroChat - training for the Space Station

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Aug 14, 2020

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ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer take the time to chat while training for upcoming missions to the International Space Station missions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA.
This audio was originally a four-part video series filmed in June 2020. You can watch the full series on ESA's YouTube channel.

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Aug 14, 2020

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