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Mars

(English) Rocketing Mars

(English) A small rocket to launch samples from the surface of Mars, the first one to fire off from another planet, has a builder – NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space to make the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV).

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Matthias Maurer

#AskMatthias – Orbit Edition

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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Matthias Maurer

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

(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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Moon

(English) LUNA: Moon on Earth

(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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International Space Station

(English) Dragon delivery – European science destined for space

(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

Matthias Maurer startet in den ersten Monat Weltraumforschung

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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Operations

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

(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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Samantha Cristoforetti

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

(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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