Having been amazed by space and spaceflight his whole life, Sergi found a way to combine this fascination with a love of biology and medicine. Throughout his medical studies, he kept his eyes on the skies and was part of a team selected to participate in a programme known as ‘Fly Your Thesis!‘ in which students propose, design, build, test and fly their experiments on board a parabolic flight.
He also spent six months as a trainee at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, where he now works in the space medicine team overseeing the health of astronauts before, during and after their missions to space.
The #space doctor will see you now 🩺 but only if you apply to @esa's #AstronautSelection by 28 May! Learn more about medical aspects with Senior Flight Surgeon Sergi Vaquer in our latest episode on all major #podcast platforms 🎧 https://t.co/DXA6VU3Gcc #ESAExplores pic.twitter.com/O7NdaqfWRu
— Human Spaceflight (@esaspaceflight) May 6, 2021
In this episode of the ESA Explores podcast, Sergi shares how flight surgeons will be involved in ESA’s astronaut selection and offers his encouragement for anyone with an interest in becoming an astronaut to apply before the 28 May deadline.
Sergi also spoke about ESA’s 2021 astronaut selection during a Spanish press briefing on 16 February. You can watch the replay of this below and find out everything you need to know about applying at esa.int/yourwaytospace
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