The Huginn mission

Andreas spent 199 days in space, 197 of them on the International Space Station, after launching on 26 August 2023 from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US. It was the second space flight of Andreas, after his first mission in 2015, called iriss.

The mission name, Huginn, was chosen by Andreas after suggestions from two Danes. The name ties Norse mythology and knowledge together with space exploration: Huginn was the raven of Norse god Odin, that flew together with Muninn out into the world to gather knowledge. Huginn and Muninn then told Odin about what they had seen at the end of each day. Andreas conducted science and gathered knowledge throughout his mission and told us about his journey through his pictures and videos from the International Space Station.

This ties together with ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt who launched on his Muninn mission in January 2024 to the International Space Station, marking the first time two Scandinavians were in space together.