Graduation ceremony of ESA astronaut class of 2022

Watch the replay as ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, Marco Sieber and Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate Katherine Bennell-Pegg receive astronaut certification at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre. This officially marks their transition into fully-fledged astronauts, ready and eligible for spaceflight. The group was selected in November 2022 and began their year-long basic astronaut training in April 2023. Basic astronaut training provides the candidates with an overall familiarisation and training in various areas, such as spacecraft systems, spacewalking, flight engineering, robotics and life support systems, as well as survival and medical training. Following certification, the new astronauts will move on to the next phases of pre-assignment and mission-specific training, paving the way for future missions to the International Space Station and beyond. Chapters: 00:00 - 05:14 - Stay tuned 05:15 - 07:05 - Event 07:06 - 16:46 - Statement from Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General 16:47 - 21:35 - Statement from Daniel Neuenschwander, Director of Human and Robotic Exploration 21:36 - 24:40 - Statement from Frank De Winne, Head of ESA’s European Astronaut Centre 24:41 - 31:35 - Event 31:36 - 36:35 - ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony 36:36 - 40:10 - Statement from Enrico Palermo, Head of the Australian Space Agency 40:11 - 41:03 - Katherine Bennell-Pegg graduation ceremony 41:04 - 44:40 - Statement from Thomas Dermine, State Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investments 44:41 - 56:20 - Live Q&A 56:21 - 57:15 End of event Credits: ESA - European Space Agency ★ Subscribe: and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: Follow us on Twitter: On Facebook: On Instagram: On LinkedIn: On Pinterest: On Flickr: We are Europe’s gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: #ESA #Astronaut #GraduationCeremony