In 2022, ESA selected 17 individuals to form a new class of astronauts. Among them, five astronaut candidates are currently undergoing basic training at the European Astronaut Centre in preparation for future space missions. Follow their journey as they train to become the next generation of space explorers.
Posted on Friday April 26th, 2024 by Laura
In Episode 8 of this ESA Explores podcast series, we chat with ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst about his role as head of astronaut operations at ESA's European Astronaut Centre, guiding the next generation of space explorers on their adventures.
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Posted on Monday April 22nd, 2024 by Laura
In Episode 7 of the ESA Explores podcast series, Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg shares her insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.
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Posted on Tuesday March 26th, 2024 by Laura
ESA astronaut candidate Rosemary Coogan from the UK mastering fire and frost during winter survival training in the snowy mountains of the Spanish Pyrenees as part of her basic astronaut training.
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Posted on Friday March 22nd, 2024 by Laura
In Episode 6 of the ESA Explores podcast series, highlighting our 2022 astronaut class, ESA astronaut candidate Sophie Adenot shares her insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.
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Posted on Friday March 8th, 2024 by Laura
ESA astronaut candidate Raphaël Liégeois from Belgium during a robotics session as part of his basic astronaut training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre, near Cologne, Germany.
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Posted on Thursday March 7th, 2024 by Laura
In the Episode 5 of the ESA Explores podcast series, highlighting our 2022 astronaut class, ESA astronaut candidate Pablo Álvarez Fernández shares his insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.
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Posted on Thursday February 22nd, 2024 by Laura
In the Episode 4 of the ESA Explores podcast series, highlighting our 2022 astronaut class, ESA astronaut candidate Rosemary Coogan shares her insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.
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Posted on Friday February 9th, 2024 by Laura
In the third episode of the ESA Explores podcast series, highlighting our 2022 astronaut class, ESA astronaut candidate Marco Sieber from Switzerland shares his insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.
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