These 17 astronaut candidates were among the more than 22 500 candidates who submitted a valid application in 2021 in response to ESA’s call for new astronauts for missions to the International Space Station and beyond.
The names of the selected candidates were announced on 23 November 2022, following the ESA Council at Ministerial level.
The ESA astronaut class 2022 includes five astronaut candidates and 12 members of the European astronaut reserve. ESA's astronaut candidates will start a one-year basic training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in spring 2023.