There is a possibility that this may not be a viable situation.
Training in Space
SpaceX will make history next week by sending an all-civilian crew to Earth's orbit for a three-day joyride.
Although the four-member crew didn't have to undergo years of NASA astronaut training they still had to endure the rigorous preparations for their trip into space. A 30-hour simulation was conducted that simulated a disaster, which Axios reported showed that the team had done a lot of preparation.
In the last 45 minutes there was awareness from both us in the capsule as well as them on the ground. There is a possibility that this may not be a viable situation, Jared Isaacman, the billionaire mission leader and funder of the expedition, told the site.
Simulated Disaster
According to Axios, the simulation was performed inside a fully-scale Dragon spacecraft mockup at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne (California).
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The crew was forced to deal with weather delays and eat what they would eat while on the simulator.
The most disturbing part of the simulation was that it almost ended in disaster after 30 hours.
The crew was able to return to the surface of the simulation thanks to their training.
Cold Pizza
The shock of almost losing their life in a simulation of their next journey is not the only thing that happened.
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According to Axios, the team plans on having cold pizza and other fresh food during their first day. They were able to choose their own movies during training if they got bored watching the Earth rotate out of the spacecraft's 360-degree glass cupola.
We would suggest that you stay clear of Gravity given the circumstances.
READ MORE: How to train for space [Axios]
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