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Closing in on new astronauts   ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang during the second spacewalk of the STS-116 mission to the International Space Station. Fuglesang stands on a platform at the end of the Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, during operations to relocate two CETA carts. New talents  Astronauts of the European Space Agency.
Front line left to right: Paolo Nespoli, Roberto Vittori, Hans Schlegel, Christer Fuglesang, André Kuipers Medical evaluation  The European Astronaut Centre (EAC), located in Cologne, Germany, has provided training and medical support to ESA astronauts on the ground and during missions since 1990. Release date: 3 September 2009 |