Centrifuge 8G

In his latest video diary, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is back at Star City where he takes a spin in the centrifuge as part of the training for his mission to the International Space Station. In the centrifuge Andreas gets to experience 4G and 8G - a ballistic reentry profile.

Andreas is currently training for his 10-day Iriss mission to the International Space Station, set for launch in September 2015.

More videos from Andreas:

[Anglovox]

Crazy....I am impressed....This guy experienced 8Gs as if he was watching TV at home after work...super-human

[ehyouman]

He makes 8gs looks easy.... what a champ

[iliasasdf]

450kg?
It must be very interesting to be able to experience the world through the eyes of an American.

[EuropeanSpaceAgency]

ESA astronaut takes a spin the in the centrifuge at Star City in preparation for his #Iriss mission in September.

[Hapidjus_]

It must be pretty creppy to be inside that thing for the first time. Andreas seems to be a really nice guy. I hope he continues with his videos throughout the training and onbaord of the ISS.

[hd-sfli]

Now I feel bad for my kerbals, which regularly go through 60+G’s.

[joshuamoreno]

definition of boss,  there's a picture of this guy

[camilserapian]

Look how amazing it is to become an astronaut 👏👏👏

[dimitristsekeris]

This guy must have already trained a lot. Most people freak out at >5 G.

[WarbirdPhoenix]

How fitting that it looks like a headache pill, I know I would need two when I wake up after blacking out. lol

[dimi-eu]

I'm not sure I can evaluate properly, but You have kept your cool so KUDOS !

[loicds]

I would love to know how it feels to be spinned until reaching 8G ! :)

[thomasciarlariello]

Aldous Huxley's "rocket plane engineers" and Periodical "Shashin Shuho" depicted aerospace pilots trained inside "rolling cages".

[sprsae]

Is there any way for me to try this? Seems amazing!

[Narqull]

What is the name of the song playing in the background during the video? Mostly hearable from 1:27 - 3:19.
Thanks in advance if anyone finds it :)

[tatianatub]

i would like to know what 8 g feels like

[bruceharris]

Ha ... 8 transverse "g" instead of 8 radial "g". That's baby stuff! Make it 8 radial and he would be unconscious in a puddle of sweat!

[andrewap]

And I thought the ride mission space was

[StarAtom]

I would like to experience the 8 g force too.

[henriquegois]

Bro...thats a true chalenge to the body but a big chalenge to the mind... thats fuckin scare...