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Astronaut Maurer takes game ragout and potato soup to the ISS

2021-10-08T13:57:18.291Z


With game ragout and potato soup in his luggage, the German astronaut Matthias Maurer (51) wants to fly to the International Space Station ISS at the end of October. This “typical German meal” had been prepared for him, said Maurer on Thursday at a press conference. “I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it will be delicious.


With game ragout and potato soup in his luggage, the German astronaut Matthias Maurer (51) wants to fly to the International Space Station ISS at the end of October.

This “typical German meal” had been prepared for him, said Maurer on Thursday at a press conference.

“I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it will be delicious.

Cape Canaveral - I'll share it with my colleagues and everyone is looking forward to it. "

He was "very excited" about the start planned for October 30, said Maurer.

"Our main goal is research, we have between 300 and 350 experiments in our luggage." Entrepreneur Elon Musk flying from the spaceport in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the ISS.

On the ISS, Maurer will carry out numerous experiments over a period of around six months at an altitude of around 400 kilometers and will also complete an outdoor assignment.

He would be the twelfth German in space, the fourth German on the ISS and the first to fly there in a "Dragon".

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He is really looking forward to seeing the earth from above and taking photos, said Maurer.

“Before I became an astronaut, I fulfilled my big dream and traveled around the world for a year.

Now I would like to visit these places again from space and, above all, discover Africa, I haven't seen much of it so far. ”Even now, the thought of it gives him goose bumps all over his body.

Docking with the ISS is currently planned for October 31st, when Halloween is celebrated, especially in the USA.

"We're trying to look after our crew members on the holidays and send them surprises or gifts, and we'll do the same for Halloween," ISS manager Joel Montalbano said at a press conference on Wednesday.

What kind of costumes they would wear has not yet been decided, joked astronaut Barron on Thursday.

"But I've heard rumors that Mark Vande Hei, who is currently on the ISS, already has plans - so there could be a surprise when we open the hatch on Halloween."

Source: merkur

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