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 the 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 • Constructions 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 centifuge – 18 • in der 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”
| Training 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 |
4/2 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
25/10 |
OPTOVERT |
– |
12/- |
6/1 |
– |
4/1 |
3/1 |
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 |
4/1 |
3/1 |
2/1 |
13/4 |
MIKROVIB |
– |
– |
– |
4/1 |
3/- |
3/1 |
2/1 |
12/3 |
COGIMIR |
20/- |
– |
2/- |
4/- |
4/- |
6/- |
– |
36/- |
BODYFLUIDS |
– |
4/4 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
– |
2/2 |
– |
10/10 |
DOSIMIR |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1/- |
– |
1/- |
DATAMIR |
– |
6/4 |
6/4 |
– |
3/- |
– |
– |
15/8 |
Set up of the med. equipment |
– |
– |
5/3 |
– |
3/3 |
– |
– |
8/6 |
Implementation of the MU in block 1, block 2 |
– |
– |
– |
9/9 |
8/8 |
8/8 |
8/8 |
33/33 |
LOGION |
– |
– |
4/- |
2/- |
2/- |
2/- |
– |
10/- |
MIGMAS-A |
– |
– |
4/- |
3/- |
3/- |
2/- |
– |
12/- |
FEM |
– |
– |
4/- |
2/- |
2/- |
– |
– |
8/- |
Total |
271/99 |
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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.