Please note, if you are having difficulties in getting a new passport due to the current situation and travel limitations, you may proceed with your application by uploading a valid ID card, together with a proof of the request of the new passport. For the Astronaut with a physical disability vacancy you will need to upload a medical certificate issued in English by any physician and stating that, if not for your disability, you would comply with the medical requirements of the European Part-MED, Class 2 Private Pilot medical certificate.
These requirements are available here. In a second stage you might be requested to provide a medical report and associated documentation related to your disability. Applicants will be instructed individually. In addition to completing the application form and attaching the aforementioned documents, you will need to answer a questionnaire which will play a major role in the first stage of the selection process. What are the nationality requirements?
What documents are required to apply? To apply you will need a detailed and updated CV and motivation letter in English as well as the required medical certificate. The formal Europass template must be used for your CV to apply. We strongly advise to be to be succinct and relevant in your motivation letter, tailoring this according to the requirements of the vacancy. What qualifications are needed to apply?
This could include working in a lab, conducting research in the field or working in a hospital. Commercial school NTPS is also included here. Candidates with these qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and may be asked to provide a copy of their diploma or statement from their school regarding the level of the qualification. Does PhD research count towards professional experience?
What are the requirements to apply? The vacancy notices show both the minimum requirements that every candidate has to fulfil as well as asset criteria that are considered highly desirable. These asset criteria will also be taken into consideration, especially as we expect a high volume of applications. In addition to the requirements and criteria indicated in the vacancy notice, below are further requirements that every candidate must fulfil. Some of the below requirements will form part of the extensive training programme astronauts must undertake.
Despite all of the requirements outlined in the vacancy notices, if you are truly motivated and you meet the minimum requirements, but you are not sure you fulfil all the asset criteria, you should still apply. What are the top traits of a potential candidate? The ability to work well as part of an intercultural, interdisciplinary team and remain calm under pressure is essential for all ESA astronauts. ESA by its very nature is multicultural, and you will be working closely with people from all different backgrounds, all over the world and in challenging situations — clear, concise and considerate communication is a must.
Astronaut candidates should also possess excellent fine motor skills, strong analytical and reporting skills, the ability to rapidly assimilate and synthesise complex information and sound decision-making capabilities. You will need to absorb a lot of complex information throughout your training, and must learn to prioritise this to ensure you perform to a consistently high standard while in space. The workload of an astronaut is high and working hours can be irregular.
This requires a high level of motivation. You must be flexible and able to cope with frequent travel both within and outside of Europe, and even off Earth. You must also be willing to spend extended periods of time away from relatives or to be stationed outside your home country as you undergo intensive training, missions or assignments. Following your mission s there is also the expectation that ESA astronauts remain in the public domain for a significant time.
What are the language requirements? Good knowledge of another foreign language and any other additional languages is a plus. Speaking Russian is an asset, but not a requirement.
This is the second official language on the International Space Station and is taught during the astronaut training. Is there an age limit? Every space mission represents an extremely high investment for all stakeholders involved.
For this reason, and to ensure that each recruited astronaut can fulfil at least two missions during their employment with ESA prior to retirement, ESA is obliged to set a maximum age limit of 50 years.
This means that applications from anybody older than 50 at the time of applying cannot be taken further in the selection process. Which medical and psychological standards are used to select the candidates?
An ESA astronaut requires a multitude of skills, capabilities and characteristics. One important component of the selection process is an assessment of medical and psychological health. Candidates must demonstrate cognitive, mental and personality capabilities to allow them to work efficiently in an intellectually and socially demanding environment. Applicants are also expected to be free from any type of drug dependency.
Typical medical and psychological health standards are used. These standards are derived from evidence-based medicine, verified by clinical studies. Specifics are listed below:. In order to overcome the challenges and complexities in such a hostile environment as space, the astronauts need to fulfil a set of physical, medical and psychological health standards. Being an astronaut is extremely demanding on the body and mind, with long periods away from family and friends, high workload and irregular working hours and with routines beyond the comfort zone.
The wellbeing of the astronaut, alongside that of the whole team, is the condition for the success of each mission. For the above reasons, all applicants must upload onto their application form a medical certificate as mentioned above.
It is not required to hold a PPL but astronauts need to be medically fit to exercise the duties of a private pilot.
The uploaded medical certificate will only be visible to, and will be verified by, the ESA personnel responsible for the first screening of applications as well as the ESA medical board. The certificate will remain in your application file to which only the aforementioned personnel have access. If you do not have the official medical certificate in hand at the time of application, you may upload the official medical report provided by your aviation medical examiner.
However, the formal certificate will be required should you progress to the next stage of selection. What level of fitness is required? It is important to be healthy but ESA does not look for extreme fitness or high-level athletes. Over-developed muscles may actually be a disadvantage for astronauts living in weightlessness.
There is no specific sport we recommend. Physical activity in general is beneficial to health. In terms of the selection process, the physical fitness and medical components are either pass or fail. It is not a graduated system. What preparation is necessary for the medical tests? During the medical selection, applicants undergo a number of tests across many areas. Some tests are physically demanding, like bicycle or treadmill exercises.
Some may be invasive and others may be just questionnaires. There is nothing you can do generally to prepare for these medical examinations. If an examination requires specific preparation, such as fasting before giving a blood sample, you will be advised in advance.
What are the eyesight requirements to apply? In terms of initial visual range requirements, the medical standards for pilots apply. The main tests applicants must pass include visual acuity, colour perception and 3D vision. Wearing glasses or contact lenses is not a reason for disqualification in itself, but would be evaluated if a visual defect is known to progress rapidly and could be a reason for disqualification.
Minor visual defects that require corrective lenses to achieve perfect vision are acceptable. Some surgical interventions to correct visual acuity can lead to disqualification, while other surgeries are acceptable — each case is evaluated on an individual basis.
What are the hearing requirements to apply? Applicants cannot have any hearing impairment, i. This zero-impairment requirement is necessary as astronauts are sometimes exposed to high levels of noises while, at the same time, they need to ensure communication over radio with the ground for safety reasons. What are the height requirements to apply? These programmes are prepared in partnership with other space agencies and the activities are shared among them.
ESA must assign astronauts who comply with the body size requirements of the vehicles used by these partner agencies. Height is just one of these requirements. Persons shorter than cm and taller than cm are not able to be assigned to a space mission at the current time due to the size requirements of the launch vehicles. These limits will therefore be applied to the selection of ESA astronauts. There is an opportunity for persons short in stature less than cm to apply to ESA's Astronaut with a physical disability vacancy.
Please note, the height limits are dictated by technical constraints. An inability to fulfil them does not reduce the value of any individual. Persons at the lower or upper limit of body size should exercise their judgement in assessing whether it is worthwhile to invest time and money in an application that at some point, might fail for this reason.
ESA and its staff are fully aware of the arbitrary nature of these limits and wish to reevaluate them and some others. This is exactly the nature of the Parastronaut feasibility study. This project aims to select a person s with an identified physical disability to help the ESA define the modifications necessary for space vehicles to accommodate, or processes to enable, space travel for a wider range of astronauts.
What are the psychological and intellectual requirements? General characteristics expected of applicants include but are not limited to: good reasoning capability, the ability to work under stress, memory and concentration skills, aptitude for spatial orientation, psychomotor coordination and manual dexterity.
In view of the very specific demands placed on astronauts, both in training and in space, the selection process focuses particularly on the psychological health standards required for an astronaut and applies psychometric testing throughout many of the selection stages.
In addition, the selection process entails a medical screening on the basis of international standards of long-term missions in space. What is ESA's pregnancy and maternity policy for active astronauts? As an employer, ESA supports its staff in all phases of their lives. This includes supporting astronauts during pregnancy and maternity. Some periods in the life of an astronaut — such as spaceflight and training — are more physically and mentally demanding than others.
However, astronauts are supported by the ESA medical team and duties can be assessed in light of this. Many women have enjoyed successful astronaut careers while being mothers. This is also the case at ESA. Can people who are currently pregnant apply to ESA's astronaut selection? In the case that an applicant cannot be awarded the required medical certificate due to pregnancy at the time of application, ESA will accept a letter from the aeromedical examiner stating that the examinations have been done, provided satisfactory results and the person is temporarily unfit due to pregnancy only.
Additional note on disabilities If you have any physical disability and you are confident that you fulfil all requirements of the astronaut vacancy notice, you can apply. You need to compete in all tests during the selection process along with the other applicants.
In addition, ESA is pioneering a parastronaut feasibility project to allow individual s with a physical disability into space. As a first step, ESA is publishing a dedicated vacancy notice to select individuals with physical disabilities for the astronaut reserve. This Astronaut with a physical disability vacancy was published on the ESA careers website alongside the Astronaut vacancy notice on 31 March How to track the application once submitted?
All the applications receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt. Once you have applied, you will be able to track the status of your application. All candidates, whether they are selected for the next step of the selection process or not, are informed, by email, about the outcome of their application. Any specific enquiries concerning your future or current application that are not answered by these FAQs should be sent to astronaut.
What is the next step once the applications deadline is due? The vacancy notice will be open for 11 weeks, starting from 31 March until 18 June Only the applications sent through the ESA careers website will be considered. What is the process for selection? The selection process consists of six selection stages, expected to last from the closure of the vacancy notice on 18 June to the worldwide announcement of the selected astronauts around October The selection stages Below is a short summary of each selection stage.
If you are invited to one of the test phases or interview rounds, you will receive additional information for that particular selection stage together with your invitation. It is currently foreseen that all of the test phases and interview rounds will be held face-to-face and will therefore require travel to different locations across Europe. Assuming that the COVID circumstances do not ease in the near future, travel restrictions and protective measures will need to be taken which may also have an impact on the timelines.
How long will selection take? The entire selection process is quite lengthy and will take more than a year. Please prepare yourself mentally for such a strenuous process and the related waiting times. You will be notified at each stage if you are successful or not in moving to the next one. We expect to receive a high number of applications for this vacancy, which may mean that it takes some time before you are informed of the outcome of any given stage.
For this same reason, while every candidate will be informed of the outcome of their application, only those who do not pass the medical screening or interview rounds 1 and 2, i. This will be provided on request. Should you not succeed, please do not be discouraged.
The astronaut selection is highly competitive and geared towards a very specific candidate profile. But there are other exciting opportunities to work for ESA. We would encourage you to check out other vacancies we publish. What kind of contract are astronauts offered? The aforementioned selection process aims to recruit around four candidates who will be offered an ESA staff contract for an initial duration of four years. This may be extended into an indefinite duration contract if the applicable conditions are met.
The candidates offered such a contract will immediately join the ESA astronaut corps as career astronauts. In addition to recruiting astronauts into the existing corps, ESA will for the first time also establish an astronaut reserve. This reserve will be composed of the candidates who were successful throughout the entire selection process and were not recruited, should they agree to join it.
They can be called for specific spaceflight missions if and when they arise. If they are offered the opportunity to participate in a mission, they will have to agree to being recruited by ESA as staff for the duration of that mission.
What happens to candidates that reach the final round but are not selected? Candidates who are successful throughout the entire selection process, but are not recruited, will be offered the possibility to join the astronaut reserve. You have already liked this page, you can only like it once! Unique chance to apply With 22 member states and 3 associate members, ESA is a truly transnational space agency.
These are: The role of an astronaut ESA's exploration programme Life in space Eligibility and how to apply Qualifications and skills Health and physical condition Recruitment process and selection The Parastronaut Feasibility Project New application deadline: due to Lithuania's new status as an ESA Associated Member, the application period was extended by three weeks.
ESA's exploration programme Where are we going next? What responsibilities will astronauts have in these new ventures? Gateway: Installing and running experiments internally and externally. Performing human research. Travelling to the lunar surface and supporting surface missions. Processing and returning lunar samples. Maintenance and assembly.
Public engagement activities. Moon: Field geology, sample collection, deployment of scientific equipment, operation of robotic equipment, public engagement activities. Mars: Currently minimal, but expected to increase significantly in the long-term future.
Life in space Do astronauts develop health problems during their stay in space? Eligibility and how to apply Who can apply? Qualifications and skills What qualifications are needed to apply? The duties of an astronaut require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking, running, standing, heavy lifting, crouching, crawling, and exposure to inclement weather. Astronauts need to be willing to perform arduous physical activities as part of their duties.
Astronaut candidates will be required to pass a swimming test during the first month of training. Therefore, astronauts need to be willing to submit to a swimming test. The duties of an astronaut require participation in flight operations in a parabolic flight aircraft to simulate microgravity and adjustment to zero gravity environments.
Astronauts need to be willing to undergo this type of flight training. To simulate microgravity in space, astronaut candidates and astronauts participate in training that requires extended time underwater up to 8 hours a day , using SCUBA gear or the Extravehicular Mobility Unit EMU, or spacesuit.
Therefore, astronauts need to be willing to spend extended time training underwater. To be mobile in certain locations, astronauts are required to hold a driving licence. Therefore, candidates, who do not yet possess a valid driving licence for their home country or an international driving licence, must be willing to obtain one.
It is paramount that astronauts work well in a team, even in confined spaces and under stressful conditions. Therefore, it is considered an asset if applicants have already had opportunities to support effective teamwork and reach challenging group objectives. Space travel is associated with many risks and dangers.
Therefore, it is considered an asset if applicants have had to experience activities associated with personal exposure, which required from them a sound risk management capability. All applications are welcome!
Health and physical condition Which medical and psychological standards are used to select the candidates? An applicant to the Astronaut with a physical disability vacancy shall provide a medical certificate issued in English by any physician and stating that, if not for your disability, you would comply with the medical requirements of the European Part-MED, Class 2 Private Pilot medical certificate.
The applicant must be free from any disease. The applicant must be free from any dependency on drugs, alcohol or tobacco. The applicant must have the normal range of motion and functionality in all joints. This requirement does not apply to the applicants to the astronaut with physical disabilities vacancy. The applicant must be free from psychiatric disorders. The applicant must demonstrate cognitive, mental and personality capabilities to allow them to work efficiently in an intellectually and socially demanding environment.
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