Science & Exploration
Announcement of ESA's new class of astronauts
ESA’s new class of astronauts was announced on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at the Grand Palais Éphémère (GPE) in Paris. The ESA astronaut class 2022 includes five astronaut candidates and 12 members of the European astronaut reserve.
Last year and for the first time since 2008, ESA launched a call for applications and it received more than 22 500 valid applications. At this event ESA revealed which of these were successful. The event was moderated by Louise Houghton.
