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European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer is preparing for his upcoming trip to the International Space Station as a member of the Commercial Crew Program SpaceX Crew-3. Matthias together with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron had taken the USCV Water Survival Demo Refresher to survive if there's any problem during their splashdown back to Earth.
Follow Matthias' Cosmic Kiss mission in his blog.