RocketSTEM Issue #10 - February 2015 | Page 41

Tim Peake (middle) endures winter survival training with Soyuz crewmates Tim Kopra and commander Sergei Zalyotin. Temperatures fell to -24C at night. Credit: GCTC Astronauts Tim Peake and Samantha Cristoforetti build a shelter during their survival training. Credits: ESA/V. Crobu Survival training is an important part of all Soyuz mission training. When a Soyuz spacecraft returns to Earth there is always the possibility that it could land in water. Credit: GCTC Linking up as a crew in the water, waiting for rescue. Credit: GCTC 39 www.RocketSTEM .org 39