Andreas Mogensen#Huginn

He was born in Copenhagen. Mogensen attended primary school at Rygaards International School in Hellerup, where he graduated in 1992.{{Cite web |url=http://en.rygaards.com/blog/former-rygaards-student-blasts-space |title=Former Rygaards Student Blasts into Space! |date=2 September 2015 |publisher=Rygaards International School |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150904130126/http://en.rygaards.com/blog/former-rygaards-student-blasts-space |archive-date=4 September 2015 }} He received an International Baccalaureate from Copenhagen International School in 1995.{{Cite news |url=https://www.sn.dk/danmark/foerste-danske-astronaut-slog-en-tur-forbi-hellerup/ |title=Første danske astronaut slog en tur forbi Hellerup |trans-title=First Danish astronaut visited Hellerup |last=Albrechtsen |first=Kathrine |date=14 October 2014 |language=da |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125195204/https://www.sn.dk/danmark/foerste-danske-astronaut-slog-en-tur-forbi-hellerup/ |archive-date=25 November 2023 |work=Sjællandske Nyheder }} He then went to the Imperial College London where he obtained an MEng degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1999. Between 2001 and 2003 he worked as an engineer in the R&D department of Vestas Wind Systems in Denmark. Subsequently, Mogensen earned a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007.

Furthermore, as part of his studies, he spent a semester at the Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Andreas_Mogensen |title=Andreas Mogensen |publisher=European Space Agency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123070613/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Andreas_Mogensen |archive-date=23 November 2023 }} Mogensen worked in Germany as an altitude and orbit control system and guidance, navigation & control engineer for HE Space Operations associated with the SWARM mission. He furthermore worked as a contractor for EADS Astrium in Portugal at the Institute for Systems and Robotics. In addition, he stayed in a large number of other countries, including Thailand, Singapore, England, Portugal, Congo and the United States. His position when he was selected by ESA was Aerospace Engineering at Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey.

Mogensen was selected to become the first Danish astronaut by the European Space Agency in May 2009. He completed initial training and became a member of the European Astronaut Corps in November 2010.

In 2013, Mogensen served as cavenaut into the ESA CAVES{{Cite journal |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576521001478 |title=Speleology as an analogue to space exploration: The ESA CAVES training programme |last1=Sauro |first1=Francesco |last2=De Waele |first2=Jo |last3=Payler |first3=Samuel J. |last4=Vattano |first4=Marco |last5=Sauro |first5=Francesco Maria |last6=Turchi |first6=Leonardo |last7=Bessone |first7=Loredana |date=1 July 2021 |pages=150–166 |doi=10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.04.003 |journal=Acta Astronautica |issn=0094-5765 |volume=184 |s2cid=234819922 |hdl=11585/819077 |hdl-access=free }} training in Sardinia, alongside David Saint-Jaques, Soichi Noguchi, Nikolai Tikhonov, Andrew Feustel and Michael Fincke.

On 10 June 2014, NASA announced that Mogensen would serve as an aquanaut aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory during the NEEMO 19 undersea exploration mission, which began on 7 September 2014 and lasted seven days.{{Cite press release |url=https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-two-upcoming-undersea-missions/ |title=NASA Announces Two Upcoming Undersea Missions |last=Lewis |first=Robert E. |date=10 June 2014 |publisher=NASA |id=14-158 |access-date=24 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126083508/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-two-upcoming-undersea-missions/ |archive-date=26 November 2023 }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/neemo-returns-two-new-underwater-missions/ |title=NEEMO returns with two new underwater missions |last=Bergin |first=Chris |date=11 June 2014 |access-date=24 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026215232/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/neemo-returns-two-new-underwater-missions/ |archive-date=26 October 2023 |work=NASASpaceFlight.com }}

Between September and November 2021, Mogensen participated in the fourth edition of ESA PANGAEA training program.{{Cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/CAVES_and_Pangaea/What_is_Pangaea |title=What is Pangaea? |publisher=European Space Agency |access-date=8 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102215249/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/CAVES_and_Pangaea/What_is_PANGAEA |archive-date=2 November 2023 }} Together with the NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins, Mogensen went to the Italian Dolomites, to the Ries Crater in Germany and the volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain.{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2021/11/11/astronaut-training-in-the-land-of-volcanoes/ |title=Astronaut training in the land of volcanoes |publisher=European Space Agency |access-date=8 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525091151/https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2021/11/11/astronaut-training-in-the-land-of-volcanoes/ |archive-date=25 May 2023 |website=Caves & pangaea blog }} ESA's Pangaea program prepares astronauts and space engineers to identify planetary geological features for future missions to the Moon, Mars and asteroids.{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2021/11/17/back-to-the-future/ |title=Back to the future |publisher=European Space Agency |access-date=8 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926122234/https://blogs.esa.int/caves/2021/11/17/back-to-the-future/ |archive-date=26 September 2023 |website=Caves & pangaea blog }}

File:NASA NEEMO 19 Aquanaut Crew.jpg]]

Mogensen's mission to the ISS was called "Iriss". The mission name was chosen from suggestions received from across Europe. "Iriss" had two logos, one to highlight the overall mission and one for the educational outreach activities.

File:ISS-44 Andreas Mogensen in the Destiny lab.jpg

On 2 September 2015, Mogensen launched with Soyuz TMA-18M to ISS and landed with Soyuz TMA-16M ten days later. He was traveling with another visiting flight engineer, Aidyn Aimbetov. Among the items Andreas brought along were LEGO figures{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.esa.int/iriss/2015/09/14/the-story-behind-the-lego-astronauts/ |title=The story behind the LEGO astronauts |publisher=European Space Agency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162423/https://blogs.esa.int/iriss/2015/09/14/the-story-behind-the-lego-astronauts/ |archive-date=7 July 2023 |website=iriss mission blog }} and a poster for Copenhagen Suborbitals.{{Cite tweet |title=Held og lykke til @CopSub i deres forsøg på at nå rummet! Personlig erfaring siger det er det hårde arbejde værd! |trans-title=Good luck to @CopSub in their attempt to reach space! Personal experience says it's worth the hard work!" |last=Mogensen |first=Andreas |language=da |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916080348/https://twitter.com/Astro_Andreas/status/643873701935644672 |archive-date=16 September 2015 |number=643873701935644672 |user=Astro_Andreas }}

Because of the short mission duration, Mogensen worked up to 9.5-hour days instead of the 8-hour workdays that are normal on the station.{{Cite web |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/iriss/A_sprint_mission |title=A ‘sprint’ mission |publisher=European Space Agency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162349/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/iriss/A_sprint_mission |archive-date=7 July 2023 |website=IRISS }} His missions included remote control of a robot on Earth,{{Cite news |url=https://ing.dk/artikel/video-saadan-udfoerte-andreas-robotforsoeget-fra-rummet |title=VIDEO: Sådan udførte Andreas robotforsøget fra rummet |trans-title=VIDEO: This is how Andreas performed the robot experiment from space |language=da |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708130135/https://ing.dk/artikel/video-saadan-udfoerte-andreas-robotforsoeget-fra-rummet |archive-date=8 July 2023 |work=Ingeniøren }} and filming Red Sprites and Blue Jets lightnings above thunderclouds,{{Cite web |url=http://rumrejsen.dk/nyhed/k%C3%A6mpelyn |title=Andreas Mogensen har optaget en enestående video af kæmpelyn |trans-title=Andreas Mogensen has recorded unique video of super-lightning |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923133805/http://rumrejsen.dk/nyhed/k%C3%A6mpelyn |archive-date=23 September 2015 |website=Rumrejsen 2015 }} directed from Earth.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dmi.dk/nyheder/arkiv/nyheder-2015/09/saadan-fandt-dmi-kaempelynet-til-astro-andreas/ |title=How DMI found giant lightning for Andreas |date=17 September 2015 |publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute |language=da |access-date=17 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003938/http://www.dmi.dk/nyheder/arkiv/nyheder-2015/09/saadan-fandt-dmi-kaempelynet-til-astro-andreas/ |archive-date=21 September 2015 }} He also tried a new kind of Skinsuit to alleviate back-pain astronauts feel due to the lengthening of their spine and used augmented reality goggles during his maintenance tasks.

Mogensen left the station on 11 September 2015. Sergey Volkov was the ascent pilot (TMA-18M), and Gennady Padalka was the descent pilot (TMA-16M).{{Cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/05/uks-major-peake-delighted-by-historic-iss-assignment/ |title=UK's Major Peake delighted by historic ISS assignment |date=20 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604100213/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/05/uks-major-peake-delighted-by-historic-iss-assignment/ |archive-date=4 June 2023 |work=NASASpaceFlight.com }} The crew landed at 00:51 UTC on 12 September 2015, just over three hours after departing the ISS.

Mogensen received the Danish Royal Medal of Recompense for his efforts.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/Menu/nyheder/astronaut-andreas-mogensen-modtager-den-kongelige-belonningsmedalje-i-guld-med-krone-og-in |title=Astronaut Andreas Mogensen modtager Den Kongelige Belønningsmedalje i guld med krone og inskription |trans-title=Astronaut Andreas Mogensen receives The Royal Commemorative Medal in gold with crown and inscription |date=16 September 2015 |publisher=Kongehuset |language=da |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311173235/https://www.kongehuset.dk/menu/nyheder/astronaut-andreas-mogensen-modtager-den-kongelige-belonningsmedalje-i-guld-med-krone-og-in |archive-date=11 March 2023 }}

In March 2022, he was selected as pilot of SpaceX Crew-7. On its launch in August 2023, he became the first European pilot of a spacecraft and the first pilot of a US spacecraft who is not a US citizen. He also served as the ISS Expedition 70 commander. The European segment of the mission is called "Huginn".{{Cite press release |url=https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Introducing_Huginn |title=Introducing Huginn |date=18 August 2022 |publisher=European Space Agency |access-date=18 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924211941/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Introducing_Huginn |archive-date=24 September 2023 }} Crew-7 and Mogensen returned to Earth on 12 March 2024.{{Cite press release |last=Dooren |first=Jennifer M. |date=12 March 2024 |title=Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth |url=https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/splashdown-nasas-spacex-crew-7-finishes-mission-returns-to-earth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411003549/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/splashdown-nasas-spacex-crew-7-finishes-mission-returns-to-earth/ |archive-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=NASA |id=24-040 }}

He resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. His pastimes include rugby, mountaineering, and diving.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111020053708/http://videnskab.dk/profil/andreas-enevold-mogensen Andreas Mogensen blogs about space and the life as an astronaut on the science website Videnskab.dk (in Danish)] Blog on Videnskab.dk
• [https://archive.today/20120526191736/http://lightsey.ae.utexas.edu/personnel.php?view=20 Biography] Lightsey Research Group
• [http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRO90OWUF_index_0.html ESA prepares for the next generation of human spaceflight and exploration by recruiting a new class of European astronauts] ESA
• [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/morgensen_andreas.htm Spacefacts biography of Andreas Mogensen]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20151023045431/http://utgradrugby.com/ Texas Grad Rugby] and [http://www.rckonstanz.de Rugby Club Konstanz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614153540/https://rckonstanz.de/ |date=2021-06-14 }} Andy's Rugby Teams
• [http://ing.dk/fokus/danmarks-foerste-astronaut Collection of articles] on Ingeniøren (The Engineer)

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