The International Space Station

We had a radio contact with the ISS – an unforgettable experience!

On Wednesday November 9 2011, from the early morning, tension was palpable throughout the Hospital.
Finally the great day had arrived. We had been preparing since days and weeks.
At 15.18 we would contact the Astronauts on the ISS and put to them our questions.

Sascha, David, Julia, Lona, Stefano, Jose, Yll, Tobias and Laura. 9 children and youngsters prepared for this moment with ultimate care. Together with many patients of our Rehabilitation Center, they had been working hard on the universe, the planets and space travel, building models of planets and rockets, painting drawings and studying texts. They prepared questions and translated them into English. And then they trained and trained to be sure the questions would be put without stumbling when the moment was there. Continue reading →