German astronaut MatthiasMaurer has marked his 100th day aboard the space station by sharing a photo of himself inside the orbiting outpost’s Cupola module.
German astronaut Matthias Maurer has marked his 100th day aboard the International Space Station by sharing a photo of himself inside the orbiting outpost’s Cupola module.
In a lighthearted tweet marking the first 100 days of what will be a six-month mission, ESA summed up Maurer’s stay so far, writing:– maintaining the @Space_Station #ICYMI @astro_matthias marked 100 days in space for #CosmicKiss 🎉 That's 100 days of:📸taking photos of 🌍 It’s from here that astronauts take many of their stunning photos of Earth, with Maurer himself sharing some of his own impressive efforts on social media.
Maurer recently had a haircut, for example, a process that involves connecting a trimmer to a vacuum cleaner’s hose to ensure the cut hair doesn’t float off and cause problems on the station by getting in astronauts’ eyes or clogging up vents.
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