ESA astronaut candidates: one month into Basic Training

Date: Wed, May 03, 2023 | 08:00 - 08:00 GMT | 10:00 - 10:00 CEST

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ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois and Marco Sieber took up duty at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) on 3 April 2023 to be trained to the highest level of standards as specified by the International Space Station partners.

They will receive training in various areas, such as spacecraft systems, spacewalking, flight engineering, robotics, life support systems. They will also undergo survival training and medical training before receiving ESA astronaut certification in spring next year. After receiving certification, they will move on to the next phases of pre-assignment and mission-specific training.

Interviews (in English and national language) of their first impressions one month into Basic Training, as well as footage of their arrival and photo shoot are now available:
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2023/04/ESA_Astronaut_Class_of_2022_Basic_training

Over the next months, footage of basic training activities will be made available.

Previous interviews with the Astronaut Class of 2022 shot in November are available here:
https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2022/11/ESA_Astronaut_Class_of_2022_Interviews

More information on Basic Training:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2023/04/Preparing_for_space_ESA_s_astronaut_training