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Description: Crew Dragon capsule Endurance, carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and @NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron, undocked from the International Space Station at 06:20 BST/07:20 CEST Thursday 5 May. The autonomous undocking marked the start of Crew-3’s return to Earth after almost six months in orbit. Crew-3’s return will take approximately 23.5 hours. Their spacecraft will splash down off the coast of Florida, USA, where ships will be waiting to bring it aboard and welcome the astronauts home. This return also marks the end of Matthias’s first space mission, Cosmic Kiss. During his time on Station, Matthias supported over 35 European and many more international experiments in microgravity. He also supported International Space Station operations and maintenance and performed a spacewalk with NASA astronaut Raja Chari on 23 March 2022. After initial medical checks, Crew-3 crew members will be transported by helicopter to shore where a plane will be waiting to bring Matthias back to ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, for his post-flight debriefings and rehabilitation. More info on Cosmic Kiss here: bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss ★ Subscribe: bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedIn On Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterest On Flickr: bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out esa.int to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #CosmicKiss #MatthiasMaurer