Published 2024-02-18 12.36
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Astronaut Marcus Wandt flew in escorted by Jas planes.
Now he has landed at Bromma airport and talks about the real first words in space:
– “Now we are in space,” he says.
After 18 days in space, Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt has landed at Bromma Airport.
At 12.30 he flew in over Stockholm, escorted by Jas 39 Gripen.
– So proud to have done this mission and to come home and receive such a warm welcome is absolutely incredible, says Marcus Wandt at a press meeting at the airport.
At the press conference, he was asked several questions about his experiences.
– The first night when I close my eyes and feel that the body creates a feeling of lying in a bed, he says.
– It’s a fun observation. I experimented a bit with that.
The first real words
What his first words actually were in space has become a debated issue.
– My real first words in space were probably, but in English, “now we are in space”, he says.
When asked if there was anything unpleasant about the trip, he replies:
– The only time I really got butterflies in my stomach was two days before the launch when we did the briefing and got up to the capsule. I look down at the rocket and think about the power it will develop.
– Will it last? But then as soon as I sat in the capsule everything was calm. Still, I’m glad I got that feeling. I want to feel the risks and weigh them against the value, which is incredibly much higher. It felt incredibly worth it, he says.
“All food was good”
It was constant intensive work, says Marcus Wandt. You either slept or there was work, but in between they of course managed to fulfill their needs, enjoy the view and eat.
– There were some things you could rehydrate yourself quite well with up there. I actually thought all the food was good.
He also says that everyone got along no matter what country they came from at the space base.
– It is quite nice to see that despite everything that I am aware of happening here and that states do not manage to agree on an individual level, the cooperation works so incredibly well. I think that inspires hope, says Wandt.
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