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Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Minerva mission begins as Samantha arrives at Space Station

(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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Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Revised flight plan brings change for Samantha

(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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Matthias Maurer

(English) 100 days of Cosmic Kiss science

(English) Saturday 19 February marks 100 days since ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer was launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, Cosmic Kiss. He launched on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn as a member of Crew-3. But even before he was launched to space, he was subject to scrutiny for science.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) #AskMatthias – Orbit Edition

(English) 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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Thomas Pesquet

Les 100 premiers jours de la mission Alpha !

L’astronaute de l’ESA Thomas Pesquet a passé dimanche 1er août le cap des 100 jours à bord de la Station spatiale internationale depuis le début de sa mission Alpha. En ajoutant le temps passé lors de Proxima, il cumule en tout 296 jours en orbite ! Cet article détaille la plupart des activités effectuées par Thomas depuis le décollage du 23 avril dernier.

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Podcasts

(English) ESA Explores: a new arm for space

(English) In the latest episode of ESA podcast ESA Explores we get to grips with the European Robotic Arm (ERA) that will be launched to the International Space Station this summer.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Updated Space Station launch and return dates

(English) NASA and SpaceX have adjusted the target launch date for Crew-3 to the International Space Station and the return date for Crew-2.

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Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Q&A with Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Watch the replay of a question and answer session between ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker as Samantha prepares for her second flight to the International Space Station.

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