Austrian doctor selected as a reserve astronaut of the ESA!

Austrian doctor selected as a reserve astronaut of the ESA!

Köln, Deutschland - The dramatic fortunes of space travel take an exciting turn! The 36-year-old doctor Carmen Possnig from Klagenfurt was selected from over 22,500 applications and is one of the twelve reserve astronauts of the ESA. This prestigious selection marks a significant step in Possnig's career, since it will now complete regular training sessions in order to be able to quickly integrate into written projects and missions if necessary. Her training takes place in the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, where she recently completed the first block of the intensive Astronaut Reserve Training (Art) program, such as esa.int reported.

The training not only includes theoretical units, but also practical skills that are essential for working in space. The highlights were diving in the neutral Buoy Cyancy Facility, a huge test facility that simulates the weightlessness of space. This enables the prospective astronauts to prepare for external inserts. "I was most nervous before this training," said Possnig, but experience was both educational and exciting. An exciting aspect of the training was winter survival training in the Spanish Pyrenees for a week, where teamwork and survival techniques were tested in coldest conditions. According to Possnig, such skills are crucial in order to be prepared for emergencies, such as in an emergency landing in a remote place, as in another report by .