Meet Aleš Svoboda— A talented pilot with over 1500 flight hours, Aleš holds a PhD in plane and rocket know-how and has commanded Fast Response Alerts. From flying excessive to coaching underwater, he’s all the time able to tackle new challenges—now together with astronaut reserve coaching with ESA.
On this miniseries, we take you on a journey by the ESA Astronaut Reserve, diving into the primary a part of their Astronaut Reserve Coaching (ART) on the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) close to Cologne, Germany. Our “ARTists” are immersing themselves in every little thing from ESA and the Worldwide House Station programme to the European house business and establishments. They’re gaining hands-on expertise in technical expertise like spacecraft methods and robotics, alongside human behaviour, scientific classes, scuba diving, and survival coaching.
ESA’s Astronaut Reserve Coaching programme is all about constructing Europe’s subsequent era of house explorers—getting ready them for the alternatives of future missions in Earth orbit and past.
This interview was recorded in November 2024.
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