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ELITEActiveESAESA·🇩🇪 Germany·Born 1970
Matthias Maurer
German ESA astronaut and materials scientist who spent 177 days on the ISS with one 7-hour EVA during his Cosmic Kiss mission.
177d
Days in Space
1
Missions
1
EVAs
7h
EVA Time
Cosmic Kiss is a declaration of love for space.
What they aspire to
He aspires to help Europe return to the Moon and to advance lunar surface science.
Biography
German ESA astronaut and materials scientist who spent 177 days on the ISS with one 7-hour EVA during his Cosmic Kiss mission.
Before NASAMaterials scientist who earned his doctorate at RWTH Aachen and worked as a crew support engineer at the European Astronaut Centre before joining the corps.
Notable Missions
SpaceX Crew-3 (Cosmic Kiss)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
cyclinghikingphotographylearning foreign languages
Causes They Champion
Lunar explorationInternational STEM cooperation
Languages
GermanEnglishFrenchSpanishRussian
Awards & Honors
- NASA Space Flight Medal
- Saarland Order of Merit
Fun fact
He helped design ESA's LUNA lunar-analog facility in Cologne before flying his own ISS mission, Cosmic Kiss, on Crew-3.
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