Monday 7 September 2009

European Astronauts to Speak With Swedish Representatives

European Astronauts to Speak With Swedish Representatives

European Space Agency astronauts Christer Fuglesang and Frank De Winne will gather in the Columbus module at 1:19 a.m. EDT Monday for a special event with representatives from Sweden. The event will air on NASA TV as they speak with former ESA astronaut Jean Francois Clervoy, Lotta Bouvain of Swedish television, Swedish Minister for Education Jan Bjorklund, American Finnish journalist and talk show host Mark Levengood, and Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman.

The International Space Station crew is scheduled to go to bed about 3 a.m., while space shuttle Discovery’s crew heads to bed a half-hour later.

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