Set of interviews to ESA’s new class of astronauts. The ESAAstronaut Class of 2022 includes career astronauts, members for the astronaut reserve and astronauts with a physical disability for a feasibility project.

In 2021, ESA opened the first call for new astronauts since 2008. The European Space Agency received more than 22 500 valid applications to join the European astronaut corps on missions to the International Space Station and beyond.

The names of the selected candidates were announced on 23 November 2022, following the ESA Council at Ministerial level.