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Astronauts

Exploring our Solar System is one of humankind's most exciting adventures. ESA selected its first astronauts in 1978 for the 1983 Spacelab mission on NASA's Space Shuttle. Here you'll find more about our current astronauts – the class of 2009.

Astronauts

(English) New deadline for astronaut applicants as ESA welcomes new Associate Member

(English) Aspiring astronauts now have until 18 June 2021 to submit an application for ESA’s astronaut selection. The three-week extension comes as ESA welcomes Lithuania as a new Associate Member state.

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) 23 April: watch Mission Alpha launch live

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) A salute to the teams behind human spaceflight

(English) The teams of people behind a human spaceflight mission...

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Astronauts

(English) Future astronauts wanted!

(English) Make #YourWayToSpace with ESA's astronaut selection! Applications being accepted via the ESA careers website until 28 May 2021.

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Astronauts

(English) Be part of something big

(English) For the first time in over a decade, ESA is seeking new astronauts. Applications for the 2021-22 selection open Wednesday 31 March 2021 and must be made via the ESA careers website before applications close on 28 May.

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) Crew-2 launch date 22 April

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Samantha Cristoforetti

(English) Are you Cristofoready?

(English) ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been assigned a second space mission and will fly to the International Space Station in spring 2022.

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Thomas Pesquet

(English) Crew-2 conference replay

(English) Watch the replay of the first conference for Crew-2.

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