IWC Schaffhausen has partnered with the Polaris Program to give brand ambassador Lewis Hamilton an exclusive astronaut flight training experience. In a new short film, the seven-time Formula 1 champion, participates in the same high-G training used to prepare crews for the Inspiration 4 and Polaris Dawn space missions. The training, conducted in Qatar, involves challenging manoeuvres in an L-39 Albatros jet, including zero-gravity simulations and intense G-forces, designed to mimic the conditions of space flight.

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