Andreas
Morgensen, 38, is the first astronaut to hail from Denmark. He's an
aeronautical engineer from Copenhagen. On Friday, he arrived at the
International Space Station for a 10-day mission. Morgensen brought 26
specially designed LEGO minifigs--one of Denmark's most famous exports.
Morgensen is participating in Project Thor, a study of thunderstorms and lightning. The
Daily Telegraph reports:
“It’s
a great honor for me to represent Denmark as an astronaut,” Mogensen
told fans on an ESA hangout before the launch. “It’s difficult for me to
imagine what it’s going to be like … It’s not until I’m strapped in the
seat and feel the rocket lighting that I’ll feel: ‘Woah, this is really
happening!’”
Mogensen is also taking Danish flags, a classic rye-bread porridge and a text by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
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