Tyske astronauter ville gerne have været med på Artemis 2-månemissionen

De tyske astronauter Alexander Gerst og Matthias Maurer ærgrer sig over ikke at være med på Artemis 2-missionen, der for første gang i over 50 år sender mennesker rundt om Månen. Begge udtrykte deres længsel efter en måneflyvning i Cape Canaveral. ESA-chef Josef Aschbacher fremhævede Tysklands prioritet for fremtidige ESA-månemissioner.

I Cape Canaveral i Florida fortalte de tyske astronauter Alexander Gerst (49) og Matthias Maurer (56) til Deutsche Presse-Agentur om deres ønsker i forbindelse med Artemis 2-missionen. Maurer spøgte: «Jeg tænkte kortvarigt: Der er stadig plads på toilettet, kunne jeg mon mase mig ind?» Han har opfyldt sine drømme om at blive astronaut og udføre en rumvandring, men en flyvning til Månen mangler stadig.

Gerst udvekslede beskeder med den amerikanske astronaut Reid Wiseman, hvor han ønskede ham held og lykke og en sikker tilbagevenden. «Mit hjerte fortæller mig, at jeg gerne ville være der nu,» sagde Gerst, selvom han ved, at besætningen kan klare missionen uden ham.

Artemis 2-besætningen består af amerikanerne Christina Koch, Victor Glover og Reid Wiseman samt canadieren Jeremy Hansen. De skal flyve rundt om Månen.

Den Europæiske Rumfartsorganisation ESA er involveret i Artemis-programmet. ESA-direktør Josef Aschbacher erklærede, at Tyskland ville stå forrest i køen for ESA-astronauter på månemissioner. NASA-chef Jared Isaacman har dog lagt programmet om og sat en stopper for planerne om Gateway-rumstationen, som ESA deltog i.

Aschbacher annoncerede yderligere møder og samtaler med Isaacman for hurtigt at udvikle nye planer. Drøftelserne vil omhandle hvornår og hvor ESA-astronauter eventuelt kan flyve hen, muligvis endda til Månens overflade.

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