Andreas Mogensen Quotes

Andreas Enevold Mogensen is a Danish engineer and ESA astronaut who is best known for being the first Dane to fly in space as part of the European Space Agency's iriss program. Mogensen has also been involved in a number of other space-related projects throughout his career, including working as a test engineer for ESTEC and as a member of the European Astronaut Corps. In addition to his work with the ESA, he has also worked with NASA and other international space agencies. Mogensen returned to space in August 2023 for his second spaceflight to the ISS onboard SpaceX Crew Dragon as the first non-American to serve as a pilot. Wikipedia  

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Andreas Mogensen Quotes

“Even though we (astronaut candidates) are doing science, we are in many ways the hands and the eyes of the experts who are on the ground, and so we are kind of an extension of them.”

Source: Andreas Mogensen (2021) cited in " These astronauts will be able to unlock Mars’ secrets by looking at rocks on Earth https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/12/14/these-astronauts-will-be-able-to-unlock-mars-secrets-by-looking-at-rocks-on-earth" on Euro News, 14 December 2021.

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