Pablo Álvarez Fernández: Spacesuits, survival and spacewalk dreams
Step inside astronaut training with ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández as he shares his training journey from Cologne in Germany to Houst...
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Meet the space makers as we journey across Europe and into the cosmos to build a future beyond Earth alone. From astronauts to space doctors, engineers and mission controllers, ESA Explores...
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20 of 62 episodesESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Carmen Possnig
Meet Carmen Possnig —medical doctor, space physiology researcher and ESA astronaut reserve member. In this episode, she shares how her time...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with John McFall
Meet John McFall – Paralympian, medical doctor and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. As part of ESA’s groundbreaking FLY initiative, John i...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Meganne Christian
Meet Meganne Christian — With a PhD in industrial chemistry and hands-on experience in extreme environments, Meganne has tested graphene coa...
Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski: Training for the Ignis mission
As part of his preparations for the Ignis mission, which forms part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station, ESA projec...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Aleš Svoboda
Meet Aleš Svoboda — A skilled pilot with over 1500 flight hours, Aleš holds a PhD in aircraft and rocket technology and has commanded Quick...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Amelie Schoenenwald
Meet Amelie Schoenenwald — biotechnologist, business expert, and PhD in structural biology. Whether in the lab or the great outdoors, she th...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Arnaud Prost
Meet Arnaud Prost —aerospace engineer, professional diver, and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. From flying aircraft to getting a taste of...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Andrea Patassa
Meet Andrea Patassa —test pilot, aviator, passionate outdoor adventurer, and Member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. In this miniseries, we take...
ESA's Astronaut Reserve: Astro Chat with Sara García Alonso
Meet Sara García Alonso — biotechnologist, cancer researcher, passionate science communicator and member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve. She’s o...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Marco Sieber and Claude Nicollier
Swiss round: Get ready for an inspiring episode as we bring together Marco Sieber, from ESA’s newest astronaut class, and Claude Nicollier,...
Road to the stars: Training for the Moon at LUNA
Join us with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer as we explore LUNA – our state-of-the-art Moon analogue facility located next to the European Ast...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Sławosz Uznański
Sławosz is an ESA project astronaut currently preparing for a future mission to the International Space Station at ESA’s European Astronaut...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with John McFall
John McFall, a member of the European astronaut reserve from the ESA astronaut class of 2022, brings a diverse background to his role. With...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Alexander Gerst
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, an experienced spaceflyer, spacewalker, and former ISS commander, shares insights into his role as head of as...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Katherine Bennell-Pegg
Katherine Bennell-Pegg from the Australian Space Agency joined ESA’s astronaut candidates from the class of 2022 for basic training through...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Sophie Adenot
Sophie Adenot is one of ESA's five astronaut candidates currently undergoing basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre in Co...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Pablo Álvarez Fernández
Pablo Álvarez Fernández, one of ESA's five astronaut candidates currently undergoing basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Cent...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Rosemary Coogan
Rosemary Coogan, one of ESA’s five astronaut candidates currently undergoing basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre in Co...
ESA astronaut class of 2022: Astro Chat with Marco Sieber
Marco Sieber is one of ESA’s five astronaut candidates currently undergoing basic astronaut training at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC)...