Stefania Fediai. A girl who flew from Bishkek to the moon

Stefania Fediai. A girl who flew from Bishkek to the moon

18 january 2021

Sometimes space can be closer than you think. This is how Stefania Fediai, who unexpectedly lived most of her life in Bishkek, found herself a participant in a unique experiment – SIRIUS-19. A former student of KRSU, and now an employee of the Moscow Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spent four months in conditions simulating a real flight to the Moon. In an interview 24.kg she spoke about her experiences, the importance of ground-based experiments in space exploration, and her fear of heights.

 

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