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Press Release N° 77–2025
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The European Astronaut Centre is expanding

The European Astronaut Centre will benefit from the addition of a new building to host an increased share of the European Space Agency workforce, almost tripling its current number of representatives in Cologne, Germany. 
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Call for Applications – Space Physician Training Course 2026

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Moon tools to the test at LUNA

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LUNA analog facility – The Moon on Earth

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Astronauts assemble: reserve reunion

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Members of the reserve of ESA's astronaut class of 2022 visit the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne.
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Polish ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański on his first day at EAC
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Sławosz Uznański from Poland to train as a project astronau…

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ESA's spacesuit design competition winners and ESA astronaut candidates at EAC
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Europe’s Astronaut Centre welcomes winners of spacesuit des…

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Axiom astronauts to train at the European Astronaut Centre

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ESA’s Astronaut Class of 2022 | first news conference

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Join the webinar on Accessibility in Human Spaceflight

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Juice for all

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Crew-4 in training

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Media event: Second spaceflight for Samantha Cristoforetti

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Flat out training

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Spaceship EAC

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Exploring new realities: ESA's XR lab

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