Neubrandenburg (dpa/mv) – Space experts and those interested will meet this Thursday for the “Space Days” in eastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. With Klaus-Dietrich Flade and NASA member Randolph James Bresnik, two astronauts who have already worked on space stations are expected again, as organizer Uwe Schmaling announced on Wednesday. The organizer of the space days until Sunday is the Neubrandenburger Initiative 2000 plus, which also publishes a space magazine. Partners are the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which operates a location in Neustrelitz, and several space associations.
Born in 1967, NASA astronaut Bresnik was in space twice, most recently from July 28 to December 4, 2017 as commander of the International Space Station ISS. In 1992, Flade was a research cosmonaut on a crew that flew a Soyuz spacecraft to the then Soviet space station MIR.
The space days begin with a science evening in Neustrelitz, which deals with the role of space travel for industry. Other conference topics include the planned flights to the moon and the evaluation of satellite data for the benefit of society. It will be the 37th edition of the “Days of Space Travel” in Neustrelitz and Neubrandenburg. In previous years, astronauts such as Siegmund Jähn, Thomas Reiter and high-ranking NASA experts were regular guests at the meeting in north-eastern Germany.
