Marcus Wandt, 42, was selected in November 2022 as a member of the ESA astronaut reserve after a year-long selection process. The 2022 ESA recruitment campaign received over 22 5000 applications from across its Member States.

The Swedish astronaut is currently following a training programme to live and work in space, and meet the high standards required for human space flight. Marcus’s training takes place in Europe, USA, Canada, and Japan. He is getting ready to jump on a commercial spaceflight opportunity with Axiom Space.

Follow Marcus’s space journey on ESA’s Exploration blog, Twitter and Instagram.