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The European Space Agency is Recruiting New Astronauts

1 March 21

Have you ever dreamt of becoming an astronaut? Well, now you might be able to turn that dream into reality. For the first time in more than a decade, the European Space Agency is recruiting new astronauts and you have until the end of May to apply. 

“The opportunity to become an ESA astronaut is rare and highly competitive. ESA last sought applicants for astronaut positions in 2008 and has held only three recruitment rounds, including its first in 1978,” a spokesperson for ESA said on the recruitment section of its website.

The ESA is looking for career astronauts who will be trained for long-duration or complex space missions. In addition to that, they are also seeking a parastronaut, i.e., an astronaut with a disability. This is part of their plan to remove “barriers for people with disabilities to carry out a professional space mission.”

So, what exactly are the requirements to become an astronaut? According to the official website, here are a few of the requirements:

  • Be a citizen of an ESA member state or associate state;
  • Have a Master’s degree in natural sciences, medicine, engineering, mathematics, or computer sciences or hold a degree as an experimental test pilot and/or test engineer from an official experimental test pilot school;
  • Be fluent in English;
  • Knowledge in another language is a plus;
  • Have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience;
  • Have a class 2 medical certificate issued by an aviation medical examiner proving that you are medically qualified for a private pilot licence (PPL);
  • And more.

Do you think you have what it takes? Keep an eye out on their website as applications will open on March 31st – you have until May 28th to apply!

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