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(English) ISS Multilateral Coordination Board Joint Statement

(English) The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board met Friday, July 29, to discuss the status of the combined work aboard the microgravity laboratory.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Cosmic Kiss takes the Nebra Sky Disc to space

(English) The sky, its celestial bodies and the vastness of space beyond has fascinated humankind for thousands of years. It is therefore no coincidence that ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer took inspiration from the Nebra Sky Disc for his Cosmic Kiss mission patch.

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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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Matthias Maurer

(English) Cosmic Kiss begins as Crew-3 arrive at the Space Station

(English) 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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Thomas Pesquet

(English) 100 more days of science and operations in space for Thomas

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in English.

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Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Targeted launch dates for Matthias and Samantha

(English) NASA and SpaceX are continuing plans to launch Crew-3 astronauts to the International Space Station as early as Sunday 31 October, and targeting the return home of Crew-2 astronauts in the early-to-mid November timeframe.

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