The fourth of ESA’s ‘Class of 2009’ astronauts to fly, Andreas Mogensen from Denmark will soon undertake a ten day mission to the International Space Station. With a background in aerospace engineering, he has spent the last six years training with the Station’s international partners for his...
On Andreas last visit to Denmark before departing for the International Space Station, he will meet students from the five finalist teams of 'Make space history' competition on Saturday, 27 June, at Legoland.
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov take us inside the Soyuz simulator at Star City where they are training for off-nominal situations they could face during their spaceflight. In practice, this includes anything their Soyuz instructor decides to throw at them -...
Countdown to a life in weightlessness
September 1 will Andreas Mogensen sit crouched at the head of a Russian rocket with his knees up under his chin and begin a six hours long journey to the International Space Station (ISS) and become the first Dane in space.
When the taxi stops outside the...
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen travels to St Etienne in France for a bone scan as part of the research for his space mission. The team in St Etienne are conducting an experiment to understand the changes in bone density during spaceflight, even during a short-duration mission.
Andreas is currently...
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, learning about MARES - the Muscle Atrophy Research and Exercise System - a piece of equipment that he will get to use on the International Space Station (ISS).
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen at Star City where he takes a spin in the centrifuge as part of the training for his mission to the International Space Station. In the centrifuge Andreas gets to experience 4G and 8G - a ballistic reentry profile.
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