ESA MEDIA EVENT RE NEW ASTRONAUT SELECTION, Feb 16, 2021, virtual, 7:00 am ET

The European Space Agency (ESA) will accept applications to become an ESA astronaut for the first time in 11 years.  The application period of March 31-May 28, 2021.

On February 16 at 1300 Central European Time (7:00 am Eastern Standard Time), ESA officials and astronauts will discuss the selection process with the media.

Watch the livestream.

Participants are:

• Jan Wörner, ESA Director General
• Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA astronaut
• Tim Peake, ESA astronaut
• David Parker, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration
• Frank De Winne, ESA Low Earth Orbit Exploration Group Leader, Head of the European Astronaut Centre
• Jennifer Ngo-Anh, ESA Research and Payloads Programme Coordinator, Human and Robotic Exploration
• Lucy van der Tas, ESA Head of Talent Acquisition