N° 19–2021: Call for media: ESA to share initial figures from astronaut selection

Though figures are not yet final, initial numbers provide an insight into the total number and spread of applications across all ESA Member and Associate Member states.

The next stage in ESA’s selection process will be screening, where applications are assessed on the basis of all documents submitted, the application form and the screening questionnaire completed as part of the application process.

Screening rounds will determine the exact number of complete and valid applications submitted and mark the start of a one-and-a-half-year process to select ESA’s next astronaut class and reserve.

Programme

Date:   Wednesday 23 June 2021

Time:   10:00-11:00 CEST.

Participants

• Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General 
• Lucy van der Tas, ESA Head of Talent Acquisition
• Antonella Costa, ESA Human Resources Business Partner
• David Parker, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration
• Guillaume Weerts, Space Medicine & European Astronaut Centre Management Support Team Lead

The event will be moderated by Ninja Menning, ESA Head of Newsroom and Media Relations.

Media registration

Journalists are invited to register by 22 June 2021 via  
https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/

Registered media will receive an email with details on how to join. The briefing will be in English.

This event will also be streamed for the public at esawebtv.esa.int, but only registered media will be able to ask questions.

Contact

For further questions or interview requests, Media are invited to contact media@esa.int 

Further information

Astronaut Selection Handbook

https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/careers/ESA_Astrosel_Handbook.pdf  

Astronaut Selection Media kit

https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/careers/MediaKitAstronautSelection.pdf  

Astronaut Selection Website

https://www.esa.int/YourWayToSpace

Social media

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Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:
www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:
https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with six Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:

ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning

Email: media@esa.int

Tel: +31 71 565 6409