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Cosmic Kiss

byMatthias Maurer

Genres: Biography Economics Activists and Reformers

Who is this book for? Readers interested in space exploration, personal journeys, and scientific insights.

Topics ExplorationHuman NatureCourage

MoodHopeful, Reflective

Die Faszination unendlicher Weiten: Astronaut Matthias Maurer hat sie erlebt. In seiner Autobiografie erzählt er von seiner spektakulären Mission zur ISS, seiner Forschung, und was er im Weltall, über die Erde und die Menschheit gelernt hat. Nur zwölf Deutsche haben unseren Planeten je verlassen. Und Matthias Maurer ist einer von ihnen. Doch für den Wissenschaftler ist der Weg in den Weltraum lang und steinig. Obwohl er sich bereits 2009 gegen Tausende Konkurrenten im Auswahl-Verfahren der europäischen Weltraum-Behörde ESA durchsetzt, ist für ihn zunächst kein Platz in der Astronauten-Klasse. Aber Maurer gibt nicht auf und erhält Jahre später eine zweite Chance. Nachträglich nominiert die ESA ihn für das Europäische Astronautencorps. Im Herbst 2021 startet er mit der Mission »Cosmic Kiss« zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS. Fast sechs Monate lang lebt und arbeitet er an Bord der Raumstation. 400 Kilometer hoch über dem Boden und nur durch eine dünne Hülle vom lebensfeindlichen Vakuum des Alls getrennt, erfährt er, was Zusammenhalt bedeutet - und wie verletzlich unsere Erde ist. »Und da ist er endlich, mein erster freier, fast schon poetisch berührender Blick auf diese magisch wundervolle Oase inmitten der dunkelsten Finsternis des absoluten Nichts. Eine Erkenntnis, die mich ein wenig erschreckt: Die Erde ist leuchtend und vibrierend blau. Der Himmel hingegen ist immer schwarz. Auch am Tag.« Matthias Maurer Matthias Maurers autobiografischer Bericht über seinen Weg zu den Sternen und sein Leben in der Umlaufbahn begeistert durch wissenschaftliche Details, mitreißende Geschichten aus dem Astronauten-Alltag und die ungebremste Entdeckerfreude eines der sympathischsten Astronauten Deutschlands.

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