New European Space Agency Astronaut Candidates Start Basic Training

New European Space Agency Astronaut Candidates Start Basic Training

Australian astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg, joined European astronaut candidates on their first day at the European Astronaut Centre

Astronaut candidate Rosemary Coogan (UK)

Astronaut candidate Sophie Adenot (France)

Astronaut candidate Pablo Álvarez Fernández (Spain)

Astronaut candidate Marco Sieber (Switzerland)

Astronaut candidate Raphaël Liégeois (Belgium)

The European Space Agency's newly selected astronaut candidates of the class of 2022 arrived at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany, on April 3, 2023, to begin their 12-month basic training.

The group of five candidates, Sophie Adenot (France), Pablo Álvarez Fernández (Spain), Rosemary Coogan (UK), Raphaël Liégeois (Belgium), and Marco Sieber (Switzerland), are part of the 17-member astronaut class of 2022, selected from 22,500 applicants from across European Space Agency (ESA) Member States in November 2022.

The astronaut candidates will be trained to the highest level of standards in preparation for future space missions. During basic training, this includes learning all about space exploration, technical and scientific disciplines, space systems and operations, as well as spacewalk and survival training.

ESA astronaut candidate Rosemary Coogan (UK) Biography

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Rosemary_Coogan

ESA astronaut candidate Sophie Adenot (France) Biography

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Sophie_Adenot

ESA astronaut candidate Pablo Álvarez Fernández (Spain) Biography

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Pablo_Alvarez_Fernandez

ESA astronaut candidate Marco Sieber (Switzerland) Biography

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Marco_Alain_Sieber

ESA astronaut candidate Raphaël Liégeois (Belgium) Biography

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Raphael_Liegeois

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Image Capture Date: April 3, 2023

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