100 Meter unter der Erde mit den Astronautinnen
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Die beiden angehenden Astronautinnen Insa Thiele-Eich und Suzanna Randall haben schon so einiges in ihrer Ausbildung erlebt: Parabelflüge, Zentrifugentraining, Tauchen im Raumanzug und vieles mehr. Doch noch nie sind sie so an ihre Grenzen gekommen wie bei dieser Etappe: dem Höhlen- und Isolationstraining. Knapp eine Woche lang sind sie völlig abgeschieden 100 Meter tief unter der Erde in einer weitläufigen Flusshöhle.
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