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Matthias Maurer

#AskMatthias – Orbit Edition

Posted on Wednesday, der 12. January 2022 by Matthias Maurer

Eines der Ziele meiner Cosmic Kiss-Mission ist es, die faszinierende Wissenschaft rund um den Weltraum und die Raumfahrt sowie das Leben und die Arbeit eines oder einer AstronautIn mit euch zu teilen. Ich freue mich sehr über all die positiven Kommentare und Fragen, die mich täglich erreichen, und will daher mein Bestes tun, sie auf diesem Blog zu beantworten. Bleibt neugierig!

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(English) New Year’s science in space for a healthier life

Posted on Thursday, der 6. January 2022 by Nadjejda

(English) Another year passes, and our muscles, bones, eyes and ears deteriorate as we age – even more so in space. Reactions in ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer’s body after barely two months on the International Space Station are giving European scientists clues on how to fight the downsides of growing old on Earth.

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(English) LUNA: Moon on Earth

Posted on Tuesday, der 21. December 2021 by Laura

(English) Humankind's ambition to explore our steady orbital companion, the Moon, sustainably is accelerating around the globe. Many agencies are preparing for or already operating new robotic and human missions to the Moon, most prominently NASA’s Artemis programme that will fly astronauts to the Moon again about 50 years after Apollo. All international partners, including the European Space Agency (ESA), must prepare for upcoming lunar missions and a facility planned next to ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, will recreate Moon conditions on Earth like never before.  

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(English) Dragon delivery – European science destined for space

Posted on Monday, der 20. December 2021 by Ally

(English) The next SpaceX resupply vehicle is packed with European science, ready for delivery to the International Space Station just in time for Christmas.

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Matthias Maurer startet in den ersten Monat Weltraumforschung

Posted on Monday, der 6. December 2021 by Nadjejda

Kaum drei Wochen nach seinem Start ins All hat Matthias Maurer bereits zweimal einen Roboterarm bedient, ein Andockmodul in Empfang genommen, in einem brandneuen Bett geschlafen und seine Pläne aufgrund von Warnungen vor Weltraummüll ändern müssen. Auch bei den wissenschaftlichen Experimenten gab es keine Routine, da er einige zum allerersten Mal im Orbit durchgeführt hat.

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(English) ESA’s telemedicine device passes extreme Antarctica test

Posted on Wednesday, der 24. November 2021 by Nadjejda

(English) A device developed with the support of ESA that allows for remote diagnosis of patients and is used on astronaut landings has proven its worth in another remote and harsh place: Antarctica.

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(English) Samantha welcomes a familiar face to Crew-4

Posted on Wednesday, der 17. November 2021 by Ally

(English) NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins has been named the fourth and final member of Crew-4 and she’s no stranger to Samantha Cristoforetti who worked with her underwater during NEEMO 23.

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(English) Cosmic Kiss begins as Crew-3 arrive at the Space Station

Posted on Friday, der 12. November 2021 by Ally

(English) The spacecraft carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and his NASA astronaut colleagues Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron docked to the International Space Station at 00:32 CET Friday, 12 November (23:32 GMT Thursday, 11 November), marking the official start of Matthias's first mission ‘Cosmic Kiss’.

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