Good stable a few. Appearances can be deceiving this dusty landscape is not the moon but a volcanic surface on the Spanish Island of land serrata. So were now out here at the location where we have some basic light from your original lava field below radar. To. Our and french astronaut trainer or not i gearing up for the next moon landing or theyre testing special equipment and gathering igneous rock which is similar to that found on the moon if mathias mera does make it to the moon hell need to be able to identify everything he sees. And i think. Thats the beauty of. This is what i was looking for. When i walk on the moon there will be many rocks there are rocks all around us. I know why should i bring this one and not the others well thats part of my training. On this in the volcano 2 days ago. But also. Doesnt mean its all of it is a mineral that comes from deep underground from close to the earths mantle and there this month the geologists are really keen on making a discovery like this on the moon of the month because samples like this could tell you a lot about the moons composition. This morning. Would you also miss the hope of course is that someday i might find a great stone or sample like this on the moon and i feel that so much by just 5 minutes away on foot theres a command center this team is practicing how to communicate with astronauts on the moon and the scientists are in the blue tent next to it ground control. We are seeing sight she was 1700. So looking still read about. It on the good. Outside journalists awaiting them mainly from the local media theyre interested in mathias moua the astronauts. Are going to look at the kohistani and the name he recently tweeted life isnt always fair my 2 good friends did all the hard work and only i got the attention which after all the commotion my own returns to the desolate landscape. Been here here when im walking on the surface of. I feel a bit as if im on the moon the moon on. Im really getting to get their measurement after that some more laws but i can tell from the technology that its still a long way off weve still got to learn a lot improve a lot. Mouse is 49 he was born a year after the 1st moon landing some of these scoops state back to the Apollo Mission they are being tested here to see if they can be improved on the new agreement with the way. Its been decades since astronauts have practiced a lunar landing. It had gone out of fashion for a time but now interest has revived all over the world the Astronaut Center in cologne germany is part of the European Space agency a so we have so annoying that theres a new race to the moon thats not between the soviet union and the us like 50 years ago you know im going on this is much more of an economic race its about being the 1st to fly to the moon the 1st to achieve dominance in space. And various countries have realized that they can seize and create an economic advantage given in the 1st ones who can get there will make the rules that the u. S. Of course wants to be 1st and stake its claim or deal with china has taken them on so they want to land on the moon by 2030 and also to build their own space station. China is investing heavily in space travel so it is learning mandarin as well as russian he wants to cooperate with chinese astronauts and eventually fly to their planned space station. You can make beautiful things from plastic. This is what. The chinese mentality. Youre. Studio. Door p. R. Younger dont she herself and 2 years ago model went to china for some training everything took place in mentoring. Didnt hear the day or though she knew chinese the words for moon are always the same youre the 1st i thought it was you long. You know used to remark that my kept saying i wanted to fly to the un on her i thought i should have said you joe. That was if i can see the moon i have to say you a long way down like the moonlight is beautiful i have a very low when i say i want to fly there i have to say you troll right. Ok. The Chinese Space capsule will have a white limit for astronauts 75 kilos so fitness is a key part of training. This is a typical exercise that prepares you for space the space suit is so tight that you can practically only use your arms legs when theres a risk of injuring your shoulder muscles when its because of the fight as well so we do special exercises to strengthen all the tiny muscles not the big ones which i also dont have right now but the tiny ones on the inside and. Some of the hunchbacked. I was just last month this is what you need very often when youre doing evy a Training Grant is important internal pressure is 0. 4 bar so just moving my hands takes the same effort is trying to squeeze a tennis ball then we practice by taking a heavy weights and Walking Around its called the farm walk the walk. These arent special exercises to insure that astronauts are fit for the moon they still have to be developed these exercises were designed for the International Space station mauer will most likely be going there soon but he still has his sights set on the moon. Next stop is virtual new reality is practicing how to use the technology on the moon. If i were. Here on the virtual noon the skys the limit. Then picked up one up. And see how strong i am i would throw it towards the earth. Has got. Your. I was missing what i feel right get dangerous. To the left but with so much training what is the biggest. All backs of life as an astronaut. Drawbacks there arent any its kind i dont feel like im missing out on anything im really enjoying it i mean every day is different and the days are long and intense i put in more hours than an ordinary 40 hour work week but i enjoy it and i have the right to say its getting to be too much but i enjoy it and its a really interesting job. I love talking about it telling people what the training entails how were preparing for the future and even telling people how important it is in sparking their enthusiasm. What were doing these next 10 years will determine what directions things will take in space and who will come out on top so to speak before we europeans have to be part of it you know thought. To spread the word mauer does a lot of air travel to training sessions in china or norway or to a p. R. Event in spain but today in berlin he takes the bus instead of a taxi. Think of him as an astronaut so my Carbon Footprint is bad enough as it is. Thats how it is. Thats. In the evening he has a little time off well almost like hes meeting d. H. Schmidt a colleague from a cell. As im one scoop of macadamia please and one blueberry cream you know. So and so whats his favorite flavor coconut but there isnt any today. This is blueberry ice cream in blueberries are supposed to be good for the eyes. Its making russian cosmonauts often eat blueberries in the station it can hurt things i wish i could think of it i mean. Its a hows it look with our as a council this november. And thats a lot of changing of course the americans are no longer planning for 2028 but for 2024 years out there its going along so. We need to make sure germans are involved also. Germany and europe want to be a part of the u. S. Is ambitious plan to send people to the moon by 2024. Mathias mera is a 1000000000 planetarium to help convince politicians and Business Leaders to support the moon mission. And he might be there to see astronauts mathias its great that youre here welcome. Please complete this sentence im glad that people are going back to the moon because i see them because it will be an amazing adventure and not only for astronauts. With the right technology we can bring everyone along using virtual 3 d. Technology that people can just put on a headset and join us when we explore the moon. And everyone here agrees they all want to go to the moon but what americas real chances of landing on the moon. There are 7 active astronauts in the european Astronaut Corps so you could say that i have a one in 7 chance. But i think its a bit presumptious to say that i have such and such percent chance. That something you have to work towards over the next few years ill have to work hard to make sure im in the pool of candidates its important im doing what also in russia. Im not will depend on government policy in november he says council of ministers will decide whether to pump money into the race till then mathias mara will continue to dream of being the next person to set foot on the moon. Putting the. German classic. New v. W. Aside. Is it more than just a face lets. Play good and the new comers from japan told the lexus e s 300 hybrid finally comes to your a place to come up. To call the data tony to play the 2 games moneyball but theres multiple clubs that. Look behind the scenes to see how technology is making the blueness we got the best it can be. 30 minutes of the w. 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