COUNTDOWN: 10 days until first Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen goes into space
Danish Education and Research Minister Esben Lunde Larsen will be sitting in the spaceport in Kazakhstan when Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen on September 2, 2015 will be sent on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station.
The countdown has started for Denmark to get a man into space. On Wednesday morning, September 2, 2015, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen from the European Space Agency (ESA) will settle in a Soyuz rocket with a Russian and a Kazakh cosmonaut. The launch will take place from the Russian spaceport Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Danish Education and Research Minister Esben Lunde Larsen will be in Kazakhstan to send the first Dane on his trip into space.
The Danish ESA astronaut is already in Baikonur, where he, along with the many who work with the mission, are in isolation to prevent getting sick or risk infecting the rest of the crew of the ISS. Esben Lunde Larsen spoke on the phone with Andreas Mogensen, before leaving for Baikonur, and was very impressed with the 38-year-old Dane.
Learn more at: http://ufm.dk, http://rumrejsen.dk and http://andreasmogensen.esa.int
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Nedtælling: 10 dage til første dansker i rummet
Uddannelses- og forskningsminister Esben Lunde Larsen sidder med i rumhavnen i Kasakhstan, når Andreas Mogensen den 2. september bliver sendt på en 10 dages mission til den internationale rumstation.
Nedtællingen er startet til, at Danmark får en mand i rummet. Om 10 dage går det løs. Onsdag morgen den 2. september sætter den danske astronaut Andreas Mogensen fra European Space Agency (ESA) sig til rette i en Soyuz-raket sammen med en russisk og en kasakhisk kosmonaut. Opsendelsen finder sted fra den russiske rumhavn i Baikonur i Kasakhstan. Uddannelses- og forskningsminister Esben Lunde Larsen er med i Kasakhstan for at sende den første dansker godt på vej på hans tur i rummet.
Den danske ESA-astronaut er allerede i Baikonur, hvor han, sammen med de mange der arbejder med missionen, er i isolation for at undgå at blive syg eller risikere at smitte den øvrige besætning på ISS. Esben Lunde Larsen talte i telefon med Andreas Mogensen, inden han tog til Baikonur, og blev meget imponeret over den 38-årige dansker.
– Andreas Mogensen er kommet gennem verdens mindste nåleøje. Det er en kraftpræstation ud over det sædvanlige, at han er blevet astronaut. Det er en historisk begivenhed, og jeg er så stolt på Danmarks vegne, siger uddannelses- og forskningsminister Esben Lunde Larsen.
Rumforskning ned på jorden
Under missionen skal Andreas Mogensen blandt andet teste nye teknologier, lægge krop til videnskabelige undersøgelser og udskifte et rumfartøj på ISS. Flere danske virksomheder og forskningsinstitutioner er involveret i missionen. Og der har gennem de seneste år været en lang række arrangementer ikke mindst for skoleelever om Andreas Mogensens mission.
– Andreas Mogensen er ikke kun en opdagelsesrejsende i rummet, han er også en isbryder for dansk rumforskning og danske virksomheder, og så er han en fantastisk ambassadør for naturvidenskab, siger Esben Lunde Larsen
Missionen varer 10 dage. Og få dage efter landingen besøger Andreas Mogensen Danmark, hvor han bl.a. vil afholde en pressekonference.
Læs mere om missionen og Andreas Mogensen
Se http://ufm.dk, http://rumrejsen.dk and http://andreasmogensen.esa.int
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