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ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Marco Sieber and Claude Nicollier

In Episode 11 of this ESA Explores podcast series, we chatted with Switzerland’s first and latest ESA astronauts, Claude Nicollier and Marco Sieber.

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Matthias Maurer

First spacewalk for Matthias

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is scheduled to perform his first spacewalk next week, stepping outside the International Space Station on Wednesday 23 March alongside NASA’s Raja Chari. Watch all the action live on ESA Web TV. 

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Thomas Pesquet

Aki and Thomas spacewalk – details

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide head out for a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September, this is what they will be doing.

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Thomas Pesquet

Fourth spacewalk for Thomas on Alpha mission

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are set to leave the International Space Station on a spacewalk on Sunday 12 September.

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Thomas Pesquet

Spacewalk season, the story so far…

Two spacewalks into the Alpha mission and a lot has happened for our spacewalking duo ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

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Thomas Pesquet

Pass the solar array, deploy – Thomas and Shane’s spacewalks in depth

On Wednesday 16 June and Sunday 20 June ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough are going to get into their Extravehicular Mobility Units – or spacesuits – and return outside the International Space Station for the third time together. Their mission on both spacewalks: to install new solar arrays that will increase power to the outpost.

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Thomas Pesquet

Spacewalk season two, episodes one and two for Shane and Thomas

Two spacewalks are fast approaching for ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough who are preparing to exit the International Space Station and upgrade the Station’s power supply.

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International Space Station

Spacewalk on Saturday for Bartolomeo and more

Info on the spacewalk set for Saturday 13 March to finish Bartolomeo installation and more.

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