Russian, US Spacemen in Cold Climate Training

(8 Feb 2017) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4080129 Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut are taking part in a three-day winter survival training simulation in the forest outside the Space Training Center in Russia's Star City. The training simulates a situation where the space capsule has unexpectedly landed in a cold climate and the crew would need to survive for several days before rescue teams are able to reach them. Following the staged landing, the crew had to find a place for a camp in the woods and to build a teepee using material from the capsule. The astronauts have a minimum reserve of food, water and medicine to survive in winter. Temperatures plunged below minus 25 degrees Celsius (-13 Fahrenheit) at night when the training was underway. US astronaut Andrew J. Feustel said on Wednesday surviving in the low temperatures was "difficult," but that the training would provide vital information regarding how the crews cope in such conditions. On the last day of survival training, the crew plans to practice first aid treatment and transportation of an injured astronaut to the meeting point with rescuers. The crew is expected to go to the International Space Station in 2018. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/7f6fb8c27809fe155baa72040d32f25c