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Food from Saarland on the International Space Station
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A floating feast

08/12/2021 502 views 4 likes 462389 ID

Saarland specialities seen floating on the International Space Station, ready for a special festive feast. On Saturday 4 December 2021, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shared a taste of his home region, Saarland, with his crew mates during a space-based Saint Nicholas dinner.

Matthias Maurer holds an antimicrobial spoon designed for a Saarland space feast
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Saarlandish spoon in orbit

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer holds a package of space food from Saarland on the International Space Station
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Matthias Maurer with Saarland space food

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Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer enjoys potato soup from his home region on the International Space Station
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Saarlandish potato soup

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Nebra Sky Disc floating next to Matthias Maurer's Cosmic Kiss mission patch in Cupola
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Cosmic Kiss patch and Nebra Sky Disc in Cupola

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