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Exklusives SZ-Interview kurz vor der Rückkehr Ein paar Dinge wird Astronaut Matthias Maurer am Weltraum besonders vermissen
Interview · Anfang Mai kehrt der saarländische Astronaut Matthias Maurer auf die Erde zurück. Im SZ-Interview spricht er über die Höhepunkte, knifflige Situationen und darüber, was er am meisten vermissen wird nach seinem sechsmonatigen Trip ins Weltall.

Der Außenbordeinsatz sei eine der herausragendsten Erfahrungen seines Lebens, schwärmt Esa-Astronaut Matthias Maurer.
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