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English Matthias's first spacewalk | Cosmic Kiss
On 23 March 2022, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer successfully performed his first extravehicular activity (EVA) alongside fellow NASA astronaut Raja Chari. The spacewalk, dubbed "US EVA 80", was carried out in support of assembly, refurbishment and maintenance work on the International Space Station.
In this video, Matthias Maurer answers questions and reports on his experiences, feelings and the challenges he faced during his almost seven-hour-long spacewalk.
During his Cosmic Kiss mission, Matthias Maurer will live and work aboard the International Space Station for approximately six months, conducting and supporting more than 35 European and numerous other international experiments in orbit.
More info on Cosmic Kiss here.
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German Matthias‘ erster Außenbordeinsatz | Cosmic Kiss
Am 23. März führte ESA-Astronaut Matthias Maurer an der Seite seines NASA-Astronautenkollegen Raja Chari erfolgreich seinen ersten Außenbordeinsatz durch. Der als „US EVA 80“ (EVA – extravehicular activity) betitelte Außenbordeinsatz wurde zur Unterstützung von Montage-, Modernisierungs- und Wartungsarbeiten an der Internationalen Raumstation ISS durchgeführt.
Dazu beantwortet Matthias Maurer in diesem Video verschiedene Fragen und berichtet von seinen Erlebnissen, Gefühlen und den Herausforderungen, vor denen er bei dem fast siebenstündigen Außenbordeinsatz gestanden hat.
Während seiner Cosmic Kiss-Mission wird Matthias Maurer voraussichtlich sechs Monate lang auf der ISS leben und forschen und mehr als 35 europäische und zahlreiche weitere internationale Experimente durchführen und unterstützen.
Weitere Infos zu Cosmic Kiss (auf Englisch) hier.