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Astronauts

Exploring our Solar System is one of humankind's most exciting adventures. ESA selected its first astronauts in 1978 for the 1983 Spacelab mission on NASA's Space Shuttle. Here you'll find more about our current astronauts – the class of 2009.

Alexander Gerst
Andreas Mogensen
Luca Parmitano
Portrait of ESA astronaut Marco Sieber. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli
Marco Sieber
Marcus Wandt
Matthias Maurer
Portrait of ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli
Pablo Álvarez Fernández
Portrait of ESA astronaut Raphaël Liégeois. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli
Raphaël Liégeois
Portrait of ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli
Rosemary Coogan
Samantha Cristoforetti
Astronaut portrait - Sławosz Uznański. Credits: ESA - A. Conigli
Sławosz Uznański
Portrait of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot. Credit: ESA – A. Conigli
Sophie Adenot
Thomas Pesquet
Matthias Maurer

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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Samantha Cristoforetti

(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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Matthias Maurer

(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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Matthias Maurer

(English) Watch Crew-3 arrive at the Space Station

Posted on Thursday, der 11. November 2021 by Ally

(English) Coverage of ESA astronaut Matthias’s Maurer’s journey to the International Space Station continues, with docking now scheduled for 00:23 CET Friday, 12 November (23:33 GMT Thursday, 11 November) and streaming live on NASA TV.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Crew-3 from suit-up to orbit

Posted on Wednesday, der 10. November 2021 by Ally

(English) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will be launched to the International Space Station at 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET Thursday, 11 November as part of Crew-3. Follow the action from suit-up to Space Station welcoming ceremony live on ESA Web TV 2 and on Twitter @esaspaceflight.

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) 100 more days of science and operations in space for Thomas

Posted on Tuesday, der 9. November 2021 by julien

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) Mission Alpha: the return home in Crew Dragon Endeavour

Posted on Monday, der 8. November 2021 by julien

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Astronauts

(English) New dates for Crew-3 launch and Crew-2 return

Posted on Saturday, der 6. November 2021 by Ally

(English) Update: The earliest possible opportunity for Crew-2 to undock from the Space Station is now Monday, 8 November, 19:05 GMT/20:05 CET for a splashdown on Tuesday, around 03:33 GMT/04:33 CET. Next launch opportunity for Crew-3 with Matthias Maurer is planned for Thursday, 11 November, 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET.

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