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height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-8 l-col-md-4 l-col-lg-3 u-pt-4"> <h6 class="t-overline u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> Astronaut </h6> <h1 class="u-heading-display-3 u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3"> Matthias Maurer </h1> <p class="u-lg u-mb-0"> Matthias Maurer was born in Sankt Wendel (Saarland), Germany, on 18 March 1970. He joined the ESA astronaut corps in July 2015 and returned from his first mission to the International Space Station, known as Cosmic Kiss, in May 2022. </p> <ul class="l-list l-list--inline l-list--fancy u-mt-3"> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_matthias" target="_blank"> <i class='fa-brands fa-x-twitter fa-lg'></i> </a> </li> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ESAMatthiasMaurer" target="_blank"> <i class='fab fa-facebook fa-lg'></i> </a> </li> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/esamatthiasmaurer/" target="_blank"> <i class='fab fa-instagram fa-lg'></i> </a> </li> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/matthiasmaurer/" target="_blank"> <i class='fab fa-flickr fa-lg'></i> </a> </li> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbyvawxScNbtUduOrYjd8U4KACfLR7_xZ" target="_blank"> <i class='fab fa-youtube fa-lg'></i> </a> </li> </ul> <ul class="l-list c-external-links u-mt-3"> <li class="l-list__item"> <i class="fas fa-fas fa-camera fa-lg" style="margin-right: .8rem;"></i> <a href="http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Search?SearchText=Matthias+maurer&result_type=images" target="_blank"> Images </a> </li> <li class="l-list__item"> <i class="fas fa-link fa-lg" style="margin-right: .8rem;"></i> <a href="https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Matthias_Maurer" target="_blank"> Deutsche Biographie von Matthias Maurer </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="description" class=""> <div class="l-container"> <div class="l-row"> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-md-6 l-offset-md-1 l-col-lg-6 l-col-xl-4 l-offset-xl-3"> <h6 class="t-overline u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> Biography </h6> <h3 class="u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3">Experience</h3> <div class="s-wp-content"> <p> <p>Matthias participated in the selection process for ESA astronauts in 2008/2009 and passed all selection tests to make it through to the final 10. Though not an original member of the ESA class of 2009, he did join ESA in 2010 as a crew support engineer and eurocom for the Columbus flight control team.</p> <p>In 2012 Matthias took a lead role in ESA Astronaut Centre projects to prepare for future spaceflight operations with new international partners and extend the Agency’s human exploration expertise beyond the International Space Station.</p> <p>In September 2014 he was a member of the ESA CAVES expedition crew, contributing his eurocom skills and extensive research and development experience while assessing the programme’s suitability for participation by international partners and potential spin-offs for additional EAC projects.</p> <p>Matthias formally joined the European astronaut corps in July 2015, and successfully graduated from both basic astronaut training and pre-assignment training in 2018.</p> <p>In 2016 Matthias participated in the NASA NEEMO 21 analogue mission, spending a total of 16 days underwater as part of a crew testing exploration strategies and tools for future Mars missions.</p> <p>In August 2017, he participated in sea survival training off the coast of China with fellow ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and seven Chinese Taikonauts. This was the first time foreign astronauts had been invited to participate in Chinese training.</p> <p>Between 2017 and 2019 Matthias continued to participate in geological field trainings related to future moon exploration and, in March 2018, he gained certification to perform International Space Station-related spacewalks in the American spacesuit EMU.</p> <p>In December 2020, Matthias was officially assigned to his first International Space Station mission known as 'Cosmic Kiss'. He is the second ESA astronaut to fly under NASA’s Commercial Crew Programme and was launched from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, as part of SpaceX Crew-3, alongside NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron on 11 November 2021. He returned from this mission on 6 May 2022 after 177 days in space. </p> <p>Prior to his mission assignment, Matthias was based at ESA’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany where he was project managing the development of a new ESA Luna Moon simulation facility.</p> <p>When he's not in orbit or training for his next spaceflight, Matthias' favourite activities include travelling, photography, reading, politics and learning foreign languages. He also enjoys sports, especially cycling and hiking.</p> </p> </div> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-2" href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Matthias_Maurer" target="_blank">Read more</a> </div> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-6 l-col-md-3 l-col-lg-3 l-col-xl-2 u-pt-6 u-pt-md-0"> <h6 class="t-overline u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2">ESA missions</h6> <h2 class="u-heading-display-3 u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3">1</h2> <p class="u-sm u-mb-0"> ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer flew to the International Space Station in 2021 on a Crew Dragon spacecraft for his first space mission 'Cosmic Kiss'. He returned to Earth on 6 May 2022. </p> <ul class="l-list l-list--inline u-mt-3"> <li class="l-list__item"> <a href="Cosmic Kiss mission logo. " target="_blank"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized.jpg" width="1200" height="1200" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-768x768.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-144x144.jpg 144w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/CosmicKiss_official-Final_CMYK_resized-600x600.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" style="width: 8rem; height: 8rem;"> </a> </li> </ul> <h6 class="t-overline u-mt-5 u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2">Total days in Space</h6> <h2 class="u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3">177</h2> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <section class="c-feed"> <div class="l-container"> <div class="l-row"> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1961" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronauts category-matthias-maurer tag-crew-dragon tag-crew-2 tag-crew-3 tag-dragon tag-launch tag-nasa tag-spacex"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2021/09/51404324281_c2b3e84faf_o-1500x1000.jpeg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) Crew-3 target 30 October launch </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Friday, der 1. October 2021</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (English) The targeted launch date for Crew-3 has been brought forward by one day, with NASA and SpaceX now targeting 08:43 CEST (06:43 GMT, 2:43 a.m EDT) Saturday 30 October for the launch of the next SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/crew-3-target-30-october-launch/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1897" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronauts category-matthias-maurer tag-cosmic-kiss tag-eac tag-esa-web-tv tag-matthias-maurer tag-news-conference tag-watch-live"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2021/09/50969119871_4761fe478c_o-1500x1000.jpeg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) Watch live: Cosmic Kiss news conference </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Wednesday, der 8. September 2021</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (English) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon be launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, ‘Cosmic Kiss’. Tune in to ESA Web TV Two from 9:00 CEST (8:00 BST) to 10:00 CEST (9:00 BST) Thursday 9 September to watch his pre-launch news conference and learn what awaits him in orbit. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/watch-live-cosmic-kiss-news-conference/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1879" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1879 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronauts category-matthias-maurer category-samantha-cristoforetti tag-astronauts tag-crew-dragon tag-crew-3 tag-crew-4 tag-iss tag-launch tag-matthias-maurer tag-samantha-cristoforetti"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2021/09/Mission_Alpha_liftoff-1500x1000.jpeg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/samantha-cristoforetti/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-scaled.jpg" width="2157" height="2560" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-scaled.jpg 2157w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-253x300.jpg 253w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-863x1024.jpg 863w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-768x911.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-1294x1536.jpg 1294w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-1726x2048.jpg 1726w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-600x712.jpg 600w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2022/10/51914029275_e2c0fb68b6_o_trim-1500x1780.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 2157px) 100vw, 2157px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Samantha Cristoforetti </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) Targeted launch dates for Matthias and Samantha </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Wednesday, der 8. September 2021</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (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. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/targeted-launch-dates-for-matthias-and-samantha/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1861" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1861 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-international-space-station category-matthias-maurer tag-cosmic-kiss tag-dlr tag-dragon tag-eac tag-education tag-iss tag-matthias-maurer tag-science tag-spacex"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2021/08/51403045544_739b417f86_o-1500x1000.jpeg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) European science en route to space </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Friday, der 27. August 2021</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (English) Astronauts are preparing to welcome SpaceX’s 23rd Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station this weekend, complete with European hardware and experiments on board. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/european-science-en-route-to-space/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1729" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronauts category-matthias-maurer tag-astronauts tag-crew-dragon tag-esa tag-international-space-station tag-jaxa tag-landing tag-launch tag-matthias-maurer tag-nasa tag-spacex tag-thomas-pesquet"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2021/06/51187527244_a42b8fd37b_o-1500x955.jpg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) Updated Space Station launch and return dates </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Tuesday, der 15. June 2021</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (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. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/updated-space-station-launch-and-return-dates/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-1237" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-1237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-matthias-maurer tag-cosmic-kiss tag-iss"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8828_ret_resized-1500x1001.jpg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> (English) Matthias Maurer assigned to first spaceflight </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Tuesday, der 15. December 2020</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> (English) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has been assigned for his first flight to the International Space Station during a meeting of representatives from the USA, Russian, Japanese, Canadian and European space agencies at the beginning of December. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/matthias-maurer-assigned-to-first-spaceflight/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-848" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-astronauts category-matthias-maurer tag-astronauts tag-international-space-station tag-iss tag-nasa tag-thomas-pesquet tag-training tag-video tag-vlog"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/06/with-saturn-5-1500x1125.jpeg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> Video: Matthias trains at NASA’s JSC </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Monday, der 22. June 2020</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has started pre-assignment training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. He brings viewers along on his journey to date in the first in a series of vlogs. Though the date and spacecraft for Matthias’ mission to the International Space Station are yet to be set, he is the […] </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/matthias-maurer-trains-at-nasa/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="l-col-12 l-col-lg-6"> <article id="post-391" class="c-article l-row u-pb-6 u-pb-lg-7 u-pb-xl-8 post-391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-matthias-maurer tag-astronauts tag-european-astronaut-centre"> <div class=" c-article__thumbnail l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-4 l-offset-sm-0 l-col-lg-4 "> <figure class="c-flex-image"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/03/Matthias_Maurer_officially_becomes_an_astronaut-1500x844.jpg "> </figure> </div> <div class=" c-article__body l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-5 l-col-lg-5 u-pt-2 u-pt-md-3 u-pt-lg-4 "> <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/" class="c-avatar-card u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> <div class="c-avatar-card__thumbnail"> <figure class="c-avatar-card__image"> <img src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" srcset="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1.jpg 1200w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/12/Picture_NicoleFischer_Matthias_Maurer_DSC-8793_ret_resized-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Matthias Maurer </h6> </div> </a> <h3 class="c-article__heading u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2"> Matthias Maurer graduates as ESA astronaut </h3> <p class="c-article__date u-xs u-mb-1 u-mb-sm-2 t-color-secondary"> Posted on <strong>Tuesday, der 25. September 2018</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-sm u-m-0"> German citizen, Matthias Maurer, is now officially ESA’s newest astronaut, after graduating during a formal ceremony at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, on 25 September 2018. </p> <a class="c-button c-button--primary c-button--fancy u-mt-3 u-mt-sm-4" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/matthias-maurer-graduates-as-esa-astronaut/">Read the article</a> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="l-row"> <div class="l-col-11 l-offset-1"> <div class="c-pagination"><ul class="l-list l-list--inline"> <li class="l-list__item"><a class="c-pagination__link" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/">1</a></li> <li class="l-list__item"><a class="c-pagination__link" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/page/2/">2</a></li> <li class="l-list__item"><a class="c-pagination__link is-active" href="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/de/category/astronauts/matthias-maurer/page/3/">3</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="footer" class="u-pb-sm-7 u-pb-lg-8 u-pb-xl-9"> <div class="l-container"> <div class="l-row"> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-sm-6 l-offset-sm-3 l-col-md-4 l-col-lg-3 l-col-xl-2"> <h3 class="u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3">About this blog</h3> <p class="u-sm">Explore farther with content traversing all aspects of human and robotic space exploration at ESA. </p> <p class="u-xs t-color-secondary u-mb-0"> © 2020–2025 ESA – European Space Agency </p> <p class="u-xs t-color-secondary u-mb-0 privacy"> <a href="https://www.esa.int/Services/Privacy_notice" target="_blank" title="Privacy notice">Privacy notice</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <script src="https://unpkg.com/flickity@2/dist/flickity.pkgd.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/wp-content/themes/exploration/assets/js/scripts-min.js"></script> <noscript><p><img src="https://www-analytics.esa.int/js/index.php?idsite=9&rec=1" style="border:0;" alt="" /></p></noscript> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/wp-content/plugins/metronet-profile-picture/js/mpp-frontend.js?ver=2.6.3" id="mpp_gutenberg_tabs-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-countdown-widget/js/jquery.countdown.min.js?ver=1.0" id="countdown-js"></script> <script>(function($) { $.countdown.regional['custom'] = { labels: [ 'Years', 'Months', 'Weeks', 'Days', 'Hours', 'Minutes', 'Seconds' ], labels1: [ 'Year', 'Month', 'Week', 'Day', 'Hour', 'Minute', 'Second' ], compactLabels: ['y', 'a', 'h', 'g'], whichLabels: null, timeSeparator: ':', isRTL: false }; $.countdown.setDefaults($.countdown.regional['custom']); })(jQuery); </script> </body> </html>