Matthias Maurer
Matthias Maurer is an active government astronaut from Germany, affiliated with European Space Agency.
During their career, Matthias Maurer flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 176 days, 2 hours, 39 minutes, 29 seconds in space.
Maurer applied to the European Space Agency as an astronaut in 2008, but was not initially appointed to the European Astronaut Corps. He formally joined the European Astronaut Corps in July 2015. In March 2018, he gained certification to perform International Space Station-related spacewalks in the American spacesuit EMU. In 2018 he also successfully graduated from both basic astronaut training and pre-assignment training and thus became fully certified to go to space.
On 28 July 2020, Maurer was announced as a backup for Thomas Pesquet for the ISS expedition 65. His own flight is scheduled to take place no earlier than September 2021 aboard SpaceX Crew-3.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 03/18/1970 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| First Flight | 11/11/2021 |
| Last Flight | 11/11/2021 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 176 days, 2 hours, 39 minutes, 29 seconds |
| EVA Time | 6 hours, 54 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Matthias Maurer
Explore the 1 spaceflight Matthias Maurer participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Matthias Maurer
Discover the 1 spacewalk Matthias Maurer performed during their career, logging a total of 6 hours, 54 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 03/23/2022 12:32 UTC and ended at 03/23/2022 19:26 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 54 minutes.