New astronauts with friends, families, invited guests and press waiting for the graduation ceremony marking the completion of their Basic Training on Monday 22 November 2010 at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. Astronauts in their blue overalls in front, from left to right: Thomas Pesquet, France, Timothy Peake, United Kingdom, Luca Parmitano, Italy, Andreas Mogensen, Denmark, Alexander Gerst, Germany and Samantha Cristoforetti, Italy.