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Space is not the limit

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ESA astronaut graduation: launching into the future

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The mystery from Zanzibar

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Two Scandinavians in space

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Full house

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Marcus Wandt during astronaut training at EAC
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Marcus Wandt will fly to International Space Station on thi…

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Polish ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański on his first day at EAC
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Sławosz Uznański from Poland to train as a project astronau…

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A good night’s sleep in orbit

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Train me to the Moon and back

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Mission Alpha media event at launch site

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Astronaut selection: tips from Thomas

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Be part of something big

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Active ESA astronauts

Sophie Adenot Pablo Álvarez Fernández Rosemary Coogan Samantha Cristoforetti Alexander Gerst Raphaël Liégeois Matthias Maurer Andreas Mogensen Luca Parmitano Thomas Pesquet Marco Alain Sieber

ESA astronaut candidates

ESA project astronauts

Marcus Wandt Sławosz Uznański

ESA astronaut reserve

Meganne Christian Anthea Comellini Sara García Alonso John McFall Andrea Patassa Carmen Possnig Arnaud Prost Amelie Schoenenwald Aleš Svoboda Nicola Winter

History of European astronauts

Timothy (Tim) Peake Jean-François Clervoy Pedro Duque Reinhold Ewald Léopold Eyharts Christer Fuglesang Claudie Haigneré (formerly Claudie André-Deshays) André Kuipers Paolo Nespoli Hans Schlegel Roberto Vittori Frank De Winne Thomas Reiter
European astronauts in new functions European astronauts in space European astronaut charter Astronaut selection 2021-22 FAQs Assigning an astronaut to a mission

Astronaut training

How to become an astronaut The challenges of astronaut training Basic training Pre-assignment training Increment-specific training Spacewalk training ATV training

Living in space

Living in space Learning to live with the laws of motion Daily life

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Astronaut training brochure: Getting ready for space (English) Astronaut training brochure: Getting ready for space (German) Space food – astronaut nutrition brochure

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