Former 2021 ESA Astronaut training program applicant
This website was designed to monitor my 2021 application to ESA Astronaut training program.
There will be 6 selection stages and the whole process will last for more than a year, starting on May 28th, 2021.
Having not made it through stage 1 (screening), I’ll not be in position to share observations, fun facts and anecdotes regarding this very unique selection process.
Find out the 3 reasons why I chose to apply to the program
ESA sent me today notice that I did not pass phase 1 (screening) of the selection process. This is of course a very saddening news. I am however glad for the overall experience, enriching discussions, uplifting sport challenges and above all, the love I received from Marie and the Kids during this short-lived endeavor. I …
Great family week-end… with a 42.195 km run in the Champagne’s countryside. We left Reims cathedral slightly after 8:30 am with a freezing 4°C but a beautiful sunrise. Right after 3rd km, I came to meet Alexis, owner of the Champagne Lepaul. We spend the morning together, chatting as we ran in the vineyards. This …
Marie had yet another great idea… when she got me this International Plane Station Lego model! Lots of fun to build it with the kids (and customize it slightly). It reminded me of this LinkedIn post I wrote upon Lego’s Jens Nygaard Knudsen’s death: “I will most probably not become an astronaut 🚀 or a …