Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?

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Season 1 | Episode 5 | BBC Knowledge | September 1, 2018

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The astronaut candidates fight for their place in the final. Their leadership skills are assessed in a survival test, and a 30-metre abseil down a sheer cliff face exposes weaknesses in the group.

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