Following the astronaut tradition, the #ESAastro2022 graduates will get their class name from their predecessors - the Shenanigans of European Space Agency’s 2009 class 🧑🚀👩🚀
Stay tuned as Alexander Gerst unveils their name and patch during the graduation ceremony. Any guesses on what it could be?
Introducing European Space Agency's new class of astronauts! 🎓👏 Welcome to the astronaut corps Adenot Sophie, Pablo Álvarez, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois, Marco Sieber and Katherine Bennell-Pegg. Incredible adventures await. 🚀✨ #ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
📸 ESA - P. Sebirot
Congratulations to European Space Agency's new class of #astronauts ! I am truly proud. Leading this exceptional team through basic training, whether in the sky, water, or on land, has been an incredible honour. Enjoy your wings—you've earned them. #ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
⏯️ Catch the replay of the #ESAastro2022 graduation ceremony 🎓 Relive the excitement and celebrate their incredible journey to becoming fully-certified astronauts 👩🚀👨🚀 #TheHoppers
👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Hip hip hooray 🎓🎉 We're still celebrating the graduation of European Space Agency's astronauts! Read all about their accomplishments, aspirations and what lies ahead in this new chapter of space exploration 👩🚀👨🚀🚀
#ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
👉 esa.int/Science_Explor…
A team from 🇦🇺 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇨🇭 🇬🇧 have earned their wings as European Space Agency's latest astronauts
The team, including Rosemary Coogan, are the first ESA astronauts to qualify in 13 years. They have spent the last year training at the European Astronaut Centre in Germany 👩🚀
#ESAastro2022
A new chapter of European space exploration unfolds, heralding a fresh era for #EAC . Congratulations to European Space Agency's new class of astronauts! 🎓👏Their incredible teamwork showcases the possibilities of EAC as Europe's premier astronaut training hub. #ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
À lire : Cérémonie de remise des diplômes à la promotion 2022 des astronautes de l'ESA 👉 esa.int/Space_in_Membe… #TheHoppers #hoppers22 #ESAastro2022
Et la promotion 2022 des astronautes de l'ESA a été baptisée 'Hoppers' par les 'Shenanigans' de la promotion 2009 ! Ils sont prêts à 'sautiller' vers de nouvelles aventures !👩🚀👨🚀
Apprenez tout sur le nom de leur groupe et leur écusson 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… #ESAastro2022
🎓👏Bienvenue dans le corps des astronautes à Adenot Sophie, Pablo Álvarez, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois, Marco Sieber de l'European Space Agency & Katherine Bennell-Pegg de l'Australian Space Agency !
D'incroyables aventures vous attendent ! 🚀✨
#ESAastro2022 #TheHoppers
📸 ESA - P. Sebirot
The European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only its fourth class since 1978, including Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia’s first female astronaut, and the first astronaut to qualify under the Australian flag.
Over 20,000 applied.
#ESAastro2022
🎓 Congrats to our new 🇧🇪 astronaut Raphaël Liégeois!
Today #ESAastro2022 class graduated marking their transition into fully-fledged #astronauts 👏
Looking forward to your next adventures Adenot Sophie Raphaël Liégeois Rosemary Coogan Pablo Álvarez Marco Sieber Katherine Bennell-Pegg
For the first time in history, we have an Australian astronaut. Congratulations Katherine Bennell-Pegg and the class of #ESAastro2022 ! 👩🏼🚀🇦🇺💫
