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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Alexander Gerst

(English) 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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(English) Hop hop hooray

(English) It’s time to celebrate ESA’s newly graduated astronauts. This Monday 22 April 2024 marked the official completion of one year of rigorous basic training for Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois, and Marco Sieber at ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. 

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(English) The Hoppers

(English) ESA’s new class of astronauts is ready to hop on their next adventure, and their class name says it all: the Hoppers.

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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Katherine Bennell-Pegg

(English) 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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(English) A journey through ice and fire

(English) 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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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Sophie Adenot

(English) 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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(English) Rocking robotics training

(English) 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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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Pablo Álvarez Fernández

(English) 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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