After nearly six months of operations, Cosmic Kiss culminated in European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer's first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 6.

Bolstered by GMV's support from the Columbus Control Center (Col-CC) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, the mission has allowed more than 35 European experiments to take place in addition to many more international ones.

GMV was particularly present on both the mission’s flight control team (FCT) and the ground control team (GCT), helping ensure the mission completed its demanding goals.

Although the Cosmic Kiss mission may be over, that doesn't mean the work is done. In fact, Col-CC teams are already thinking about the ESA’s next mission to the ISS – the Minerva mission – Samantha Cristoforetti's second mission to the ISS, one in which GMV will also play a vital role.