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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer joined Chinese colleagues off China’s coastal city of Yantai to take part in sea survival training, on 19 August 2017.

Returning from space in a Chinese capsule, astronauts need to be prepared for any eventuality – including landing in the sea. Water survival is a staple of all astronaut training but this is the first time non-Chinese astronauts have taken part.

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