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Multi-Axis Chair training device - Euro Space Center (Transinne/BE)

Multi-Axis Chair - this chair, a training device, was used in the early days of space travel. It simulates a spacecraft spinning out of control in all directions. As an astronaut candidate, with a strong stomach, you must be able to withstand the effects of its three different motions.

 

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Transinne - Euro Space Center

 

Euro Space Center - a science museum and educational tourist attraction located in Transinne, Belgium. It is devoted to space science and astronautics. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity, various space craft models and space exploration objects. It is also the home of the only full-scale mock-up of a U.S. Space Shuttle existing in Europe, named Amicitia.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Space_Center.

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Richard Poppelaars

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Uploaded on September 13, 2013
Taken on May 10, 2013