Training programs of the two Austrian candidates

In agreement with the prevailing training plans in the Cosmonaut training center Zvezdnij Gorodok following details were declared for the training of the Austrian scientific cosmonauts Dr. Clemens Lothaller and Dipl.-Ing. Franz Viehboeck:

First step: general cosmonaut training

Character of the training		Time (hours)
1.	Dynamic of a space flight	40
2.	ballistics; control systems from the spacecraft	30
3.	basics of aerospace navigation	30
4.	basics of the EDV	30
5.	training in film- and photo shooting	30
6.	Technical training: - Construction of the transporter and its systems - Construction of the orbital station and its systems - Flight program and board documentation - Practical trainings on the simulators and other training equipments - Independet preparation - Preparation and taking exams	200 100 20 40 100 70
7.	Medical-biological training	170
Total		860
8.	Training of the Russian language	500
Total		1360

The schedulded 40 training lessons for the scientific experiments were in view of the complexity of the conducting space experiments and the handling of the Austrian equipments respectively amicable changed after the following schema:

Second step: Training with the crew

Character of the training		Crew (hours)	scientific cosmonaut (hours)
1.	Training on the transporter simulator: - Training on the complex simulator TDK-7CT - Training of the manual docking - Training of the manual approximation - Training of the manual return	196 50 50 18	92 20 0 0
2.	Training on the simulator of the orbital station "MIR" - Training on the complex simulator - Training on the simulator of the module - Practical training in preparation for the scientific experiments	42 12 40	16 12 40
3.	Theoretical training with the crew	12	12
4.	Preparation on the influence of space factors during the flight (in context with the medical-biological training): - in the flying lab JL-76 - on the centrifuge - 18 - in the Barochamber	12 8 8	12 8 8
5.	Survival training in the sea	14	14
6.	Recovery with helicopter/recovery with winch	4	4
Total		1500	884

Training plan of the Soviet-Austrian crews for the implementation of the scientific experiments of the project "AUSTROMIR"

Education period

Dec.

Mar.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Total time

Content of the curriculum

Jan.

Educ.i.MU

MONIMIR

8/4

5/3

4/2

2/2

25/10

OPTOVERT

12/-

6/1

4/1

3/1

28/4

AUDIMIR

10/2

8/1

12/1

8/1

2/1

40/6

MOTOMIR

10/4

8/4

2/2

20/10

PULSTRANS

4/1

3/1

2/1

13/4

MIKROVIB

4/1

3/-

3/1

2/1

12/3

COGIMIR

20/-

2/-

4/-

6/-

36/-

BODYFLUIDS

4/4

2/2

10/10

DOSIMIR

1/-

DATAMIR

6/4

3/-

15/8

Set up oft the med. equipment

5/3

3/3

8/6

Implementation of the MU in block 1, block 2

9/9

8/8

33/33

LOGION

4/-

2/-

10/-

MIGMAS-A

4/-

3/-

2/-

12/-

FEM

4/-

2/-

8/-

Total

271/99

	Note:	Education time in hours per crew
		respectively Austrian/Soviet cosmonaut

The training of the two Austrian cosmonaut candidates could be conducted according to the agreement without any problems, which could be demonstrated through the high amount of effectual taken exams and the final examination.

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