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If you thought the Queen would become the latest person to experience
the joys of weightlessness, the reality is much more down to Earth –
but Her Majesty did speak to astronauts in space.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md, on the last day of her US visit to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia, where the Queen also spoke to cosmonauts and astronauts in the International Space Station.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin was delighted to host the Queen. He said that: “NASA is honored to be one of the U.S. organizations hosting a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. The United States and the United Kingdom have a strong partnership in space, from British-born mission astronauts who serve in NASA's astronaut corps to the numerous joint scientific and research efforts under way”.
NASA reports that “this visit follows a signing on April 19 of a statement of intent between NASA and the British National Space Centre, London, that confirmed a mutual desire for discussions on specific areas of potential collaboration involving lunar science and exploration”.
Cosmonaut and ISS Expedition 15 commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, cosmonaut and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and US astronaut Sunita Williams were aboard the ISS when they spoke with the Queen. Kotov said that: “The International Space Station is a great example of how different countries and different cultures can work together. It's a great role model for companies and even governments. It shows that we can work through our differences”.
Astronaut Sunita Williams told the Queen that: “We're doing a myriad of experiments that will help us understand how to live in space for an extended period of time so that we can build spacecraft to go back to the Moon and on to Mars”. Williams also spoke about the ISS and said that: “It's a wonderful place to live”.
Cosmonaut and Commander Yurchikin told the Queen that: “Your Majesty, thank you very much for this great day for us. It's very great to see that you are interested in this program”.
During the Queen’s visit, NASA’s Administrator Michael Griffin said that: “We hope to work closely with the United Kingdom on new endeavors involving the Moon”.
David Bass
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