Crew photo: Expedition 66 on Station

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer arrives aboard the International Space Station with his crew mates NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron and Tom Marshburn.

The four astronauts were greeted by Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov (current Space Station commander) and Piotr Dubrov as well as NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.

Tom affixed pins to the lapels of Matthias, Kayla and Raja signifying their new status as flown astronauts.

Matthias posted this image to his social media channels on 17 November as his first post from orbit.

Visit the Cosmic Kiss mission page to learn more about Matthias’s mission.