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European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, Expedition 42/43 flight engineer, attired in a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist Cristoforetti in her rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare her for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.