The first Dane to ever reach space, Andreas Morgensen, has co-signed a student satellite project between four of Denmark’s leading Universities.
Morgensen, from Copenhagen, aided fundraising efforts and shared the story of the students with a dream to send a home-made satellite into orbit.
The DISCO programme is an endeavour between universities in Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense & Copenhagen.
Astrid Guldberg Theil is an Aarhus student and PR lead on the project – her ambition is clear. “The goal is to know more about climate change in Greenland specifically. We don’t have many satellites going over Greenland apart from military ones, so it’s hard to get data from them. Because we’re a small satellite, we can go close and see the small things.”
She hopes their venture into space can install inspiration into the next generation of scientists. “We’re going to be growing awareness about STEM education, which is one of our goals. We want more young people to be interested in physics and engineering.”
Thomas Meyland, an Aarhusian who’s recently joined the project, is thrilled by Morgensen’s enthusiasm. “The only Danish astronaut is co-signing our whole project. He’s shared us on social media, shared our crowdfunding launch and told us how it is to be an astronaut.”
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