Survival implies active, expedient actions to be undertaken in order to preserve a life, health and work capacity under conditions of unfavorable factors of the environment at a site of forced (emergency) landing.
Taking into account the probability of emergency landings, cosmonauts are trained for their actions at the forced landing site in various climatic and geographical zones.
The major tasks of survival training are:
to psychologically prepare cosmonauts for actions in case of their possible stay outside the nominal landing site within 2-3 days after off-nominal landing under extreme environmental stress of different climatic and geographical areas;
to work out practical skills of the crew on maintaining work capacity and preserving their lives during their independent (autonomous) stay in difficult physical-geographic conditions with rational use of the descent capsule equipment, portable emergency kit, regular harness, improvised materials on the terrain;
to master skillful interaction of the crewmembers with the search- and rescue complex.
Preliminary training is carried out at the Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and includes theoretical and practical training with cosmonauts on survival methods and technique in extreme conditions at the off-nominal landing (splashdown) site; clarification of the tasks and preparation of special survival-related means.
Direct training is carried out in the particular climatic and geographical region (on the ship's deck) and its task is to familiarize trainees with conditions of independent (autonomous) integrated training and to gain the first-hand experience of the most complex aspects of training (practical handling and firing of the TP-82 (ТП-82) pistol, light and signaling flares launch etc.)
The independent (autonomous) integrated training is carried out in a separate uninhabited region of a certain climatic and geographical area according to the preset cyclogram of the training.
Prices and Services
| Climatic-Geographic Zone |
Program Description |
Duration |
Cost |
 |
Forest-and marshland |
space |
48 hours |
6000 USD |
| Forest-and marshland |
space |
72 hours |
8000 USD |
| Forest-and marshland |
general |
48 hours |
on request |
| Forest-and marshland |
general |
72 hours |
on request |
 |
Тундра |
space |
48 hours |
6000 USD |
| Tundra |
space |
72 hours |
8000 USD |
| Tundra |
general |
48 hours |
on request |
| Tundra |
general |
72 hours |
on request |
 |
Desert / Mountains |
space |
48 hours |
6000 USD |
| Desert / Mountains |
space |
72 hours |
8000 USD |
| Desert / Mountains |
general |
48 hours |
on request |
| Desert / Mountains |
general |
72 hours |
on request |
 |
Sea |
space |
2 hours |
2000 USD |
| Sea |
space |
3 hours |
4000 USD |
| Sea |
space |
5 hours |
5000 USD |
| Sea |
general |
on request |
on request |
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