N° 17–2023: Media invitation: ESA's class of 2022 astronaut candidates first news conference

19 April 2023

ESA invites you to meet its latest group of astronaut candidates at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday 3 May.

ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois and Marco Sieber took up duty at the European Astronaut Centre on 3 April 2023 to be trained to the highest level of standards as specified by the International Space Station partners.
On Wednesday 3 May, media are cordially invited to the first news conference with ESA’s Class of 2022 at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. There will be opportunities also to meet ESA astronaut training experts and visit the training facilities.

Programme

Moderation: Jules Grandsire, ESA Communications
11:00                      Arrival of media and check-in
12:30 Opening News Conference
12:30-12:35             Welcome
12:35-12:45             Statement by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
12:45-12:50            Statement by ESA Director for Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration David Parker
12:50-13:00            Briefing on Basic Training with Frank de Winne OR Rüdiger Seine
13:00-13:20            First impressions of Astronaut Candidates followed by Q & A
13:20-13:30            Group photo
13:30-13:45             TV teams to set-up for individual interviews at the interview locations
13:45-16:30             1-1 interview opportunities with the Astronaut Candidates and experts
                               Visit of the European Astronaut Centre
16:30                      End of programme

Location: ESA/EAC

Linder Hoehe
D-51147 Cologne
Germany
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/How_to_reach_us

Media registration

Media representatives are invited to register their attendance by Wednesday 26 April 2023, 18:00 CEST via https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/ . Please note, it is only possible to join the news conference in person. Due to EAC’s capacity we kindly ask media teams to restrict their numbers as much as possible as places are limited.
Requests for one-to-one interviews should be requested via media@esa.int . Please clearly state who you would like to interview.
The media information session will also be streamed via esawebtv.esa.int.

Further information

Images and video footage from ESA Astronaut candidates first day at the European Astronaut Centre can be found via:
Full article: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_s_astronaut_candidates_start_training

First images: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

First videos: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:

ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office

Email: media@esa.int

Programme

Location: ESA/EAC

Media registration

Further information

Astronaut candidate biographies

Social Media

Images

Videos

About the European Space Agency