International Space Station in Chamonix

The International Space Station is now in Chamonix! Seven astronauts of the Space Shuttle "Endeavour" will today go up to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi. They came to the "Capital of Mountaineering" to commemorate the discovery 100 years ago of Cosmic Rays, a phenomenom also studied in Chamonix. The team carried out their own experiments on Cosmic Rays when they were aboard the International Space Station. The high point of these celebrations will be a conference scheduled today at the Bicentennial Hall at 16:00hrs which will be attended by the astronauts.