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Image taken during ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer's first spacewalk, EVA 80. He posted these images to his social media on 5 April 2022 with the caption:
"This spacewalk with Raja was one of the most outstanding experiences of my life – equally as impressive as launching on a rocket to space arriving at this magnificent Space Station and walking at the bottom of the sea during NASA Neemo. All out of this world!"
Follow Matthias Maurer's Cosmic Kiss mission on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube the Cosmic Kiss mission page and in regular Space Station updates from ESA.