European Space Agency Presents the 2022 European Astronaut Class

ESA has chosen 17 potential new European astronauts from more than 22,500 applicants from across its Member States. In this new 2022 European astronaut class are five career astronauts, 11 members of an astronaut reserve and one astronaut with a disability.

"This ESA astronaut class is bringing ambition, talent and diversity in many different forms to dr…