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Matthias Maurer

Countdown to launch with the Cosmic Kiss playlist

Every mission needs music. Now you can get in the mood for Cosmic Kiss with the official ESA playlist!

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Matthias Maurer

Crew-3 target 30 October launch

The targeted launch date for Crew-3 has been brought forward by one day, with NASA and SpaceX now targeting 08:43 CEST (06:43 GMT, 2:43 a.m EDT) Saturday 30 October for the launch of the next SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.

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Moon

The Moon in better sight

People with sight loss and sensory disabilities often experience problems seeking information online. ESA is bringing the Moon closer to them with a more accessible series of infographics.

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International Space Station

August research on Space Station

As October nears, it is high time to look back  at the European research conducted on the International Space Station in August. While most were on holiday or enjoying the summer, science never stops in space… Illuminating radiation Thomas Pesquet with Lumina On 18 August ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet set up the Lumina experiment, which […]

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Spaceship EAC

Home of ESA astronauts to host piece of the Moon

A piece of the Moon, escorted by astronaut to ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, will soon serve as a public symbol of Europe’s next off-Earth adventure.

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Thomas Pesquet

Aki and Thomas spacewalk – details

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide head out for a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September, this is what they will be doing.

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Thomas Pesquet

Fourth spacewalk for Thomas on Alpha mission

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are set to leave the International Space Station on a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September.

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Matthias Maurer

Watch live: Cosmic Kiss news conference

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon be launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, ‘Cosmic Kiss’. Tune in to ESA Web TV Two from 9:00 CEST (8:00 BST) to 10:00 CEST (9:00 BST) Thursday 9 September to watch his pre-launch news conference and learn what awaits him in orbit.

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