Underwater "space" walk
National Diving School director Jerome Vincent, wearing a Gandolfi space suit, trains in a swimming pool in Marseille, France, Oct. 22, 2014.
The underwater test session was meant to develop European expertise in spacewalk simulations under partial gravity for exploring the Moon, asteroids and Mars.
The training was organized by Comex, a French company specializing in engineering and deep sea diving operations, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and with Apollo XI "Under the sea."
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss (L) and Comex project engineer Virginie Taillebot (R) move the Gandolfi space suit before a training session in Marseille, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss checks the Gandolfi space suit before a training session in Marseille, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Comex's astronaut-diver Julien Bonini, wearing a Gandolfi space suit, executes training procedures in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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The Gandolfi space suit is seen before a training session in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss (L) and Comex project engineer Virginie Taillebot (2ndL) move the Gandolfi space suit before a training session in Marseille, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss leaves his office before a training session in Marseille, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss (L) checks the Gandolfi space suit of National Diving School director Jerome Vincent (R) during a training session in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss (R) looks at the Gandolfi space suit before a training session in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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National Diving School director Jerome Vincent, wearing a Gandolfi space suit, trains in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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National Diver School director Jerome Vincent, wearing a Gandolfi space suit, trains in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.
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Comex Space division manager Peter Weiss (R) checks the Gandolfi space suit with Comex's astronaut-diver Julien Bonini (L) during a training session in a swimming pool in Marseille, Oct. 22, 2014.