The astronauts are propelled into space by H2 and BMW gave them the occasion to experience it in the BMW Hydrogen 7 while driving on land. In autumn 2007 NASA was already using a fleet of BMW Hydrogen 7 vehicles for test purposes at Cape Canaveral.
Commander Stephen Frick said: "It's impressive to see hydrogen functioning so smoothly in cars as well. What I find most striking is that a car running on hydrogen performs just as well as a petrol-driven model."
The astronauts were on visit to the BMW Group marks one of the stages on their tour of Germany. After returning from a space mission it is traditional for the European astronaut on board, on behalf of the ESA, to invite his colleagues to Europe on a crew tour.
