ESA’s six latest astronaut candidates proudly received their diplomas today at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. From now on, they are officially ‘astronauts’.
The new astronauts, smiling in their blue overalls, were in the spotlight at ESA’s training centre today. They were presented with their certificates signed by Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General, Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of Human Spaceflight, and Michel Togini, Head of the Astronaut Group.
The graduation ceremony, held in front of friends, family, guests and media, marked a milestone in their astronaut careers: the official end of Basic Training, the first phase of astronaut education.
This training covered space engineering, electrical engineering, different scientific disciplines and the major systems of the International Space Station (ISS) and other space vehicles.
It included scuba diving to prepare for spacewalks, robotics, survival training, rendezvous and docking, and the Russian language.
ESA's new astronauts received their awards after completing their Basic Training and were named officially as 'astronauts' in a ceremony held at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, on Monday 22 November 2010. On the photo (from left to right): Jean-Jacques Dordain (ESA's Director General), Thomas Pesquet, Luca Parmitano, Alexander Gerst, Samantha Cristoforetti, Simonetta Di Pippo (Director of Human Spaceflight), Andreas Mogensen, Timothy Peake and Michel Togini (Director of the European Astronaut Centre).
Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2010
New astronauts waiting for their graduation awards at the ceremony marking the completion of their Basic Training on Monday 22 November 2010 at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. From left to right: Thomas Pesquet, France, Timothy Peake, United Kingdom, Luca Parmitano, Italy, Andreas Mogensen, Denmark, Alexander Gerst, Germany, Samantha Cristoforetti, Italy and Horst Schaarschmidt, acting Head of the EAC Astronaut Division.
Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2010
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