The Moonbuggy Team Germany

Members of the Moonbuggy Team Germany 2008:

Anrij Garkavyy

17 years old, ukrain immigrant, Student at Kepler-Gymnasium Leipzig, since one year in the SEI-program, speaks fluently German, Ukrainian und Russian, Moonbuggy-Pilot for both races and mechanist, wants to be an engineer.

Philipp Hanstein

15 years old, Student in the Gymnasium Engelsdorf bei Leipzig, since 3 months in the SEI-program speaks fluently German and English, Telemetry-Specialist, health-chief, mechanic, want to get a medical doctor.

Markus Reichelt

16 years old, Student in the Gymnasium Engelsdorf bei Leipzig, since 3 months in the SEI-program, speaks fluently German and English spokesman, cameraman, mechanic, wants to be a comercial pilot.

Reshma Anwar

16 years old, indian origin Student at Reclam-Gymnasium Leipzig, since 6 weeks in the SEI-Program, speaks fluently German, Hindi, English, Spanish, French, Bangla, Urdu, Moonbuggy-Pilot for the first race, reporter, second spokeswoman, photograph, wants to be journalist or actress.

Peggy Zinsmeyer

14 years old, Student at the Reclam-Gymnasium Leipzig, since 3 years in the SEI-program, speaks fluently German, English, French, Moonbuggy-pilot for the first race and the second telemetry-specialist, Mechanic and has no definite career aspiration

Alexander Uth

15 years old, Student at the BIP-Gymnasium Leipzig, since 3 months in the SEI-program, speaks fluently German and English, chief mechanic, second cameraman wants to be an aerospace engineer or a physician.

This is already the second time that the family Heckel attend the Moonbuggy Race as team leder of Team Germany. Ralf Heckel (right) is director of the German Space Education Institutes. Daughter Cosma (middle) is 15 months old but has already been twice in Huntsville at NASA´s Moonbuggy Race.