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For the first time since mid 2011, ESA has two astronauts living and working together aboard the International Space Station. Watch a conversation between Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer in this rare moment for Europe in space.<\/p>\n
The astronauts\u2019 meeting marks a brief crossover between the start of Samantha\u2019s second space mission, Minerva, and Matthias\u2019s final days in orbit for his first mission, Cosmic Kiss.<\/p>\n
Samantha arrived with Crew-4 on 28 April in SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom<\/i>, while Matthias will depart with Crew-3 in SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance<\/i> in May after almost six months on the Station.<\/p>\n
In this video Matthias is impressed by Samantha\u2019s floating ability and says it\u2019s like she never left. Samantha confirms weightless was the thing she missed the most on Earth and talks about the differences on Station since her Italian Space Agency ASI-sponsored Futura mission in 2014-15.<\/p>\n
Matthias is pleased with what he\u2019s achieved in his time on Station, including the science he\u2019s supported and the spacewalk he performed. He wishes Samantha all the best for her mission as she wishes him a safe return to Earth.<\/p>\n
For more about Matthias and his Cosmic Kiss mission, visit the ESA mission web page<\/a>. You can also learn more about Samantha and her Minerva mission on the ESA site<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n