Więcej statystyk o tym naborzeBig numbers apply to be European astronautsJonathan Amos Science correspondent Published 23 June 2021
(...) A total of 22,589 individuals filled out the online form - two-and-a-half times the interest level when Esa last ran a competitive process in 2008.
There was also a sizeable jump in women wanting to go into orbit - 5,419 applications this time compared with only 1,287 last time. (...)
David Parker, Esa's director of human and robotic exploration, said he was particularly pleased to see the numbers applying to join a feasibility study that would look at how to fly an astronaut with a physical disability.
"We didn't really know what the response would be to this particular call. Would we get applications for this position to work with us on preparing the road for a person with a physical disability to fly to space? That question has been answered now with an impressive 257 applications, and 60 of them are women. That's really exciting," he told reporters. (...)
Italian Esa astronaut Samantha Cristoferreti: 24% of applicants are women
The largest number of applications came from France - 7,137. That's perhaps not surprising given that French national Thomas Pesquet is currently aboard the ISS. There is huge media coverage in France about his mission.
The next largest group of applications came from Germany (3,700), the UK (1,979), Italy (1,860), Spain (1,344) and Belgium (1,019). (...)
Screening of the application forms will probably permit at least 1,500 candidates to begin this process. (...)
Six have been to orbit at least once (Maurer will get his first chance in October).
Mogensen and Peake are awaiting the announcement of their second flight opportunity - likely to be in either 2024 or 2025.
Cristoforetti will become the first European woman to command the space station when she returns to the orbiting outpost next year. (...)
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