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L'école des astronautes cachée au cœur d'une montagne suisse

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Hidden deep under the Swiss Alps, a group of students spent weeks living like astronauts in an abandoned military fortress turned simulated lunar base. The Asclepios project — the world's first student-led simulated space mission — tests how humans might one day survive on the Moon. Inside cold tunnels, they eat astronaut food, wear spacesuits, and study how darkness affects the body and mind. But beyond science, this mission is about courage and teamwork — the kind of training that could turn today's dreamers into tomorrow's explorers.

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le sommeil / lə sɔ.mɛj /noun

sleep

afin d'étudier comment l'absence de lumière du jour influence le sommeil.

to study how the absence of daylight influences sleep.

conçu / kɔ̃.se.vwa /verb

designed

L'équipe d'Asclepios a conçu sa base.

The Asclepios team designed its base.

véritable / ve.ʁi.tabl /adjective

real-world

une véritable expérience pratique.

a real-world practical experience.

authentiqueréel

diriger / di.ʁi.ʒe /verb

lead

Sa tâche consistait à prendre les décisions finales et à diriger l'équipe.

Her job was to make the final decisions and to lead the team.

enfouie / ɑ̃fuje /verb

buried

l'ancienne forteresse militaire du Gothard, enfouie sous les Alpes suisses

the old military fortress of the Gotthard, buried under the Swiss Alps

cachée / kaʃe /verb

hidden

L'école des astronautes cachée au cœur d'une montagne suisse.

The astronaut school hidden in the heart of a Swiss mountain.

le cœur / lə kœʁ /noun

heart

L'école des astronautes cachée au cœur d'une montagne suisse.

The astronaut school hidden in the heart of a Swiss mountain.

la forteresse / la fɔʁ.tʁɛs /noun

fortress

Lorsqu'ils « sortent », ils marchent dans les tunnels sombres de la forteresse.

When they "go out", they walk in the dark tunnels of the fortress.

tirer / ti.ʁe /verb

learn

Asclepios permet aux étudiants de vivre cette expérience gratuitement et d'en tirer des leçons.

Asclepios allows students to experience this for free and learn from it.

l'apesanteur / apezɑ̃tœʁ /noun

weightlessness

vols en apesanteur

participated in zero gravity flights

recueillies / ʁəkœji /verb

collected

Les données recueillies serviront à améliorer la santé des astronautes.

The collected data will be used to improve the health of astronauts.

collecterrassembler

les astronautes / le astʁɔnot /noun

astronauts

vivre comme des astronautes

to live like astronauts

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