N° 15–2024: Media advisory for Crew-7 with ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen
21 March 2024
Following the return of Danish ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen from his second mission to the International Space Station (ISS), he and the Crew-7 crew will share their unique experiences and insights during a press conference on Monday 25 March.
This will be the first joint opportunity for the crew to highlight the achievements of their latest mission to the ISS.
Crew-7, comprising Andreas, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, was launched to the Station on 26 August 2023 and spent more than six months living and working in orbit as members of Expedition 69 and 70. They returned to Earth on 12 March 2024.
The crew spent 199 days in space, with 197 days total aboard the ISS.
Andreas was the pilot of the Dragon vehicle, ensuring the spacecraft’s performance and systems as they made their way to the Space Station. This was the first time a European astronaut served as pilot on a Dragon spacecraft.
Programme
Monday 25 March, 19:30 CET / 14:30 EDT
Participants include:
Andreas Mogensen, ESA astronaut
Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA astronaut
Satoshi Furukawa, JAXA astronaut
Konstantin Borisov, Roscosmos cosmonaut
Registration
Media are invited to attend in-person or virtually. Registration should be made via the Johnson newsroom no later than 17:30 CET / 12:30 EDT on 25 March at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or + 1 281-483-5111.
Media should dial-in to the news conference by 19:00 CET / 14:00 EDT. the day of the event to ask a question. Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. A copy of NASA’s media accreditation policy is online.
Further information
Information on the Huginn mission:
Social Media
Twitter: @esa @esaspaceflight, @astro_andreas
Instagram: Europeanspaceagency, astro_andreas
Facebook: EuropeanSpaceAgency, ESAAndreasMogensen
YouTube: ESA
Images
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images
https://photolibrary.esa.int/home-page/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasmogensen/
Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images
For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.
Videos
Video B-roll of Andreas training for the Huginn mission is available on ESA’s videos for professionals:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2023/04/Huginn_Mission_-_The_Space_Messenger
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos
Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions
For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.
About the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.
ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members.
ESA has established formal cooperation with five Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.
By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.
Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int
For further information:
ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office
Email: media@esa.int