Matthias Maurer
Countdown to launch with the Cosmic Kiss playlist
Posted on Friday October 1st, 2021 by Ally
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
Posted on Friday October 1st, 2021 by Ally
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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Thomas Pesquet
Aki and Thomas spacewalk – details
Posted on Saturday September 11th, 2021 by julien
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
Posted on Friday September 10th, 2021 by julien
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
Posted on Wednesday September 8th, 2021 by Ally
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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Samantha Cristoforetti
Targeted launch dates for Matthias and Samantha
Posted on Wednesday September 8th, 2021 by Ally
NASA and SpaceX are continuing plans to launch Crew-3 astronauts to the International Space Station as early as Sunday 31 October, and targeting the return home of Crew-2 astronauts in the early-to-mid November timeframe.
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Matthias Maurer
European science en route to space
Posted on Friday August 27th, 2021 by Ally
Astronauts are preparing to welcome SpaceX’s 23rd Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station this weekend, complete with European hardware and experiments on board.
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Thomas Pesquet
A hundred days of Mission Alpha
Posted on Sunday August 1st, 2021 by Nadjejda
“I am finding it magical every day, but there is also a lot of routine,” says ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet reflecting on his first 100 days aboard the International Space Station during his second mission. In total, Thomas has logged 296 days in space.
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