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Training to survive

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Space Rescue

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No matter how good the equipment provided to protect and rescue a crewmember, none of it would be of any use without the training and familiarity that is an integral part of any crewmember’s preparation for a mission into space.

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(2009). Training to survive. In: Space Rescue. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73996-0_3

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