An opportunity out of this world; Become an ESA astronaut

In the roughly six decades of exploring human space, depending on what definition you take, only 562 people have flown in space. We haven’t quite reached the state of space vacation that science fiction once promised us, although the prospect of sub-orbital spaceflight for the very well-off is very close, to so the cadre of astronauts remains an elite group whose entry is not for the average person. Some readers may have the opportunity to change this, as the European Space Agency has announced a new wave of astronaut recruiting which will open at the end of March.

Unfortunately for our US readers, successful applicants must be from ESA member states, but since this covers a wide range of European countries, we assume that many of you might see your long-held dreams of space flights. revived. You can find out more at a press conference to be held on February 16 and broadcast via ESA Web TV. In the meantime, whoever gets recruited is likely to participate not only in missions in the ISS, but possibly also more ambitious planned missions such as those to the Lunar Gateway space station in lunar orbit. If you think you have the Euro version of The Right Stuff, you will have 8 weeks from the end of March to May 28 to apply. Good luck!