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The Astronaut Leadership Experience offers an exclusive chance for participants to undergo astronaut leadership training with the help and guidance of a NASA
astronaut. They will gain new leadership techniques
and team-work skills in some of the wildest environments on earth. Astronaut Ken Ham says that the “wilderness environment simulates the physical realities
Borealis in the Arctic being one example. After a
recent Lake District ALE with record-breaking astronaut Michael Foale, he said that the experience was
the closest to Russian space training he had ever
encountered.
In February the ALE will be running once again in
associated with establishing and maintaining a human the Arctic. Due to an upcoming solar magnetic flip,
presence where none existed before”. Outdoor lead- the Aurora Borealis will appear brighter than ever,
ership courses are a vital part of an astronaut’s train- and February will be the best time to see them at
ing, as they are required to remain calm and focused their full potential. On Thin Ice; two
in the face of adversity, and maintain clear judgement
during any group decision.
The programme has been run across the globe,
previously visiting the Gobi Desert, the Arctic Circle
and the Lake District. Participants are exposed to inspirational opportunities they would rarely get in their
normal lives; opportunities to see the beautiful Aurora
ALE participants navigating through the Arctic.
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