As part of a summer tour of the state of Hesse, organized by the Hessian State Chancellery, the crew of the frigate Hessen visited the FAIR and GSI campus. The group was welcomed by Jörg Blaurock, Technical Managing Director of FAIR and GSI. The participants then attended an introductory lecture providing an overview of the accelerator facilities and experiments, the research results achieved to date, and the construction of the international research center FAIR.