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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.

Matthias Maurer

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

(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

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in Inglese Americano.

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Thomas Pesquet

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

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in Inglese Americano.

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Astronauts

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

(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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Matthias Maurer

(English) Crew-3 to launch no earlier than 7 November

(English) Due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members, the launch of Crew-3 is now set for no earlier than 03:36 GMT/04:36 CET, Sunday, 7 November. The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Launch week line-up

(English) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will be launched to the International Space Station on Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance at 07:21 CET this Sunday 31 October. Get in the space spirit with this line-up of events in Europe, the US and beyond.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Updated Crew-3 launch date

(English) NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 07:21 CET Sunday 31 October for the Crew-3 launch to the International Space Station to allow additional time for spacecraft processing. The backup launch time and date is 06:10 CET Wednesday 3 November.

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Luca Parmitano

A tale of ice and water

Mentre aspetto l’imbarco per il volo che mi riporterà alla quotidiana regolarità della vita, guardo le immagini scattate e riprese durante quattro, intensi giorni di spedizione sul ghiacciaio del Gorner. Mi sembrano irreali - o forse a sembrarmi surreale è la normalità che mi circonda: gente (me inclusa) che si prepara a viaggiare, mangia cibo appena preparato e beve bevande calde, si serve di un bagno per rinfrescarsi.

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