Posted on 25 June 2025 by Laura
(English) The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew lifts off to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from launchpad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on 25 June at 07:31 BST/08:31 CEST (02:31 local time).
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Posted on 10 August 2022 by Marco Trovatello — 1 min read
(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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Posted on 25 March 2022 by Laura
(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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Posted on 2 March 2022 by Ally
(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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Posted on 18 February 2022 by Ally
(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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Posted on 12 January 2022 by Matthias Maurer
(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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Posted on 12 November 2021 by Ally
(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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Posted on 9 November 2021 by julien
Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in English.
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