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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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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Rosemary Coogan

(English) 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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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Marco Sieber

(English) 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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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Raphaël Liégeois

(English) In the second episode of the ESA Explores podcast series, highlighting our 2022 astronaut class, ESA astronaut candidate Raphaël Liégeois shares his insights into basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne.

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Marcus Wandt

(English) I need more space

(English) The design of buildings and spaces can greatly affect how people feel and perform. Windows, wall colours and even plants in a room can improve your productivity and mood. In extreme environments, the layout of a habitat becomes even more important.

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(English) ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Marcus Wandt

(English) In the first episode of the ESA Explores podcast series on our 2022 astronaut class, ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt provides a glimpse into his spaceflight training ahead of his upcoming Muninn mission.

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Marcus Wandt

(English) Isolation for space – Marcus in quarantine

(English) All astronauts go through a quarantine period before flying to space. For decades, space travellers had to isolate to ensure that they are not sick or incubating an illness before their trip to space.

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