Learn about the challenges of human space flight and the KIT involvement in space research. On Nov. 10, 2011 between 9:45 and 10:15 the astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour’s final flight (STS-134) will present themselves. The press and general public are cordially invited.
On Nov. 10, 2011 astronauts of Endeavour’s last space shuttle flight STS-134 will “land” at KIT during a post-mission tour. After the presentation and a movie screening you can question the astronauts about the challenges of space research and experiences in space.
Endeavour’s last mission was special for KIT: on board was the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02 (see KIT Press Release 068). Scientists from Karlsruhe and Aachen are in charge of the German contribution to the 7000 kg heavy magnetic spectrometer, built in cooperation with 16 countries. “AMS-02 is for invisible radiation what the Hubble space telescope is for visible light”, says Prof. Wim de Boer, AMS-02 Principle Investigator at KIT. “We hope to unravel the nature of the elusive dark matter, presumably a relict of the big bang”.
Meet the astronauts between 9:45 and 11:15 in Audimax, Straße am Forum 1, Campus Süd, KIT.
Pictured clockwise in the STS-134 crew portrait are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly (bottom center), commander; Gregory H. Johnson, pilot; Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency’s Roberto Vittori. Image credit: NASA.
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Presse, Kommunikation und Marketing (PKM)
Phone: +49 721 608-22861
Fax: +49 721 608-25080
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