The details

Matthias’s Cosmic Kiss news conference will take place at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, with media present both onsite and online. Please note, only registered media will have access to ask questions of Matthias and the panelists, though everyone may watch the event live on ESA Web TV Two.

This event will be held in English and German and include presentations by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Director Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker, both of whom will join remotely, as well as ESA International Space Station Programme Manager and Head of EAC Frank De Winne, and Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR Walther Pelzer.

For more about Matthias and his Cosmic Kiss mission, visit ESA’s Exploration blog or the Cosmic Kiss page on this site.