Posted on Wednesday January 12th, 2022 by Matthias Maurer
A main goal of my Cosmic Kiss mission is to share with you lots of fascinating science about space and spaceflight, as well as the life and work of an astronaut - on the ground, as well as and on the ISS. I'm thankful for all the positive comments and questions I receive every day and I will do my best to answer them on this blog. Stay curious!
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Posted on Thursday January 6th, 2022 by Nadjejda
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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Posted on Tuesday December 21st, 2021 by Laura
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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Posted on Monday December 20th, 2021 by Ally
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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Posted on Monday December 6th, 2021 by Nadjejda
Barely three weeks into space life, first-time flyer Matthias Maurer has operated a robotic arm, welcomed a docking module, slept in a brand-new bed and changed plans a few times due to space debris alerts. Even science has not been routine, as he ran a handful of experiments for the very first time in orbit.
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Posted on Wednesday November 24th, 2021 by Nadjejda
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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Posted on Wednesday November 17th, 2021 by Ally
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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Posted on Friday November 12th, 2021 by Ally
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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