The Squadron was over the "moon" as two cadets from from 44F (City of Bradford) Squadron - Cadet Seetal Mistry 15 and Cadet Faheem Kahn 15 were lucky enough to have visited Russia earlier in the year for the International Space Olympics held in Moscow, Russia, Seetal said "its De ja vous - Been there, done that! I will be meeting the Cosmonauts again but its so nice that they have come to my hometown Bradford""....." In Russia, the best thing was meeting the Cosmonauts in "Energia" (Space Company) and I got to ask them questions about space and even get a chance to speak live to the Cosmonauts living in the International Space Station 23,000 miles above Earth "
The Squadron is excited to have the opportunity once again to be invited and to take part in the days events. 44F (City of Bradford) invited fellow cadets from 2458 Shipley Squadron to help with the Guard of Honour for the Russian Cosmonauts and were grateful to Shipley Squadrons Officer Commanding Flight Lieutenant Eileen Dibb
Officer Commanding 44F (City of Bradford) Squadron, Flight Lieutenant John Seed said, "The opportunities are endless in the Air Cadets, the days events and meeting the cosmonauts has to be the highlight to end the year with for the squadron"
Events Officer 44F - Nasir Ahmed said " The Air Cadets will learn about how the cosmonauts prepare prior to going into space and the opportunity to meet the cosmonauts and ask questions That is not something everyone can say they have done. But its what we do best at the Air Training Corps.”
Media & Communications Officer 44F - Yaseen Rahman said, " Its great that Cadets in the ATC find as they enjoy the adventure in the ATC, many many doors start to open for the cadets, and this just proves, being in the Air Training Corp and joining in the adventure, can lead to many new things and hopefully a career in aviation, its what we do best at the ATC" 44F (City of Bradford) Squadron would like to thank the following Organistaion Space Connections - Martin Chester and Alam Zeb for making the event possible and for the opportunity to meet with the Cosmonauts
Bradford Cadets Reach for the Stars
From Russia with Love
Dr Alexander Martynov and Colonel Alexander Volkov from the Russian Space Centre attended a presentation by the youngsters who went to Moscow to take part in the International Space Olympics earlier in the year.
Amongst the presentations, two cadets from 44F (City of Bradford) Squadron Cadet Seetal Mistry 15 and Cadet Faheem Kahn 15, made an additional presentation to the cosmonauts. They were presented with Air Training Corps lapel pins, which they wore with pride.
Colonel Alexander Volkov who has been into space for a duration thirteen months, living in the earlier Salyut Space Crafts and the MIR Space Station said " This is the best gift I have received so far, thank you" Seetal said " It was nice to give the Cosmonauts who had done so much for us whilst in Russia something back" Faheem added " The 44F (City of Bradford) Squadron, T-Shirts will be travelling back to Russia and who knows one day we might see Cosmonauts wearing it on board the International Space Station".
Media & Communications Officer 44F - Yaseen Rahman said " To meet an Astronaut or a Cosmonaut is not something you get to do everyday, but to visit them in Russia first and then your hometown is something else, the adventure for the cadets continues, we may be looking at future Space Explorers".
Events Officer Nasir Ahmed said " Its been a day to remember for the cadets, the adventure in the Air Cadets just gets better, its what we do best at the ATC"
