Posted on Thursday, der 24. August 2023 by Nadjejda
(English) Becoming an astronaut was never a master plan for Marcus Wandt. There were many things that intrigued him as a kid, and while the idea was unlikely, it remained a captivating dream that took root and slowly grew stronger.
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Posted on Wednesday, der 16. August 2023 by Nadjejda
(English) The European Robotic Arm (ERA) completed its first two years in space with the successful installation of a radiator and an airlock for the International Space Station.
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Posted on Thursday, der 5. May 2022 by Nadjejda
(English) It was time to wake up. Slowly but surely, one of the elbows of the robot stretched out in its new space home. The move had been rehearsed many times on the ground, but this was a first for the 11-metre-long robotic spacewalker.
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Posted on Wednesday, der 27. April 2022 by Nadjejda
(English) Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom, carrying ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and her NASA colleagues Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines and Jessica Watkins, docked to the International Space Station at 01:37 CEST Thursday 28 April.
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Posted on Wednesday, der 2. March 2022 by Ally
(English) In May 2021 it was announced that ESA astronaut and Dragon Crew-4 mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti would serve as Commander of International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 68a.
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Posted on Friday, der 18. February 2022 by Ally
Am Samstag, den 19. Februar, ist es 100 Tage her, dass ESA-Astronaut Matthias Maurer im Rahmen seiner ersten Mission, Cosmic Kiss, zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS gestartet ist. Er flog an Bord eines SpaceX Dragon-Raumschiffs zusammen mit der NASA-Astronautin Kayla Barron und den NASA-Astronauten Raja Chari und Tom Marshburn als Mitglied der Crew-3. Aber schon bevor er ins All startete, wurde er zum Testobjekt für die Wissenschaft.
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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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Posted on Sunday, der 1. August 2021 by Nadjejda
(English) “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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