{"id":120,"date":"2022-12-21T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/introducing_esa_s_new_astronauts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:24:24","slug":"introducing_esa_s_new_astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/introducing_esa_s_new_astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9couvrez les nouveaux astronautes de l\u2019ESA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00catre astronaute, c'est le m\u00e9tier de vos r\u00eaves ? C'est le cas pour beaucoup de gens ! En 2021, l'ESA a lanc\u00e9 un appel \u00e0 candidatures aupr\u00e8s d'explorateurs spatiaux en herbe pour suivre une formation intensive d'astronaute en vue d'une mission vers la Station spatiale internationale, voire au-del\u00e0. Plus de 22 500 personnes issues de diff\u00e9rents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/Corporate_news\/Member_States_Cooperating_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c9tats membres de l'ESA<\/a> ont postul\u00e9. Un processus de s\u00e9lection rigoureux a progressivement r\u00e9duit ce nombre, et aujourd\u2019hui, enfin, 17 nouveaux candidats astronautes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9s !<\/p>\n<p>Cinq des personnes s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9es prendront bient\u00f4t leurs fonctions au <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/The_European_Astronaut_Centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre europ\u00e9en des astronautes<\/a> \u00e0 Cologne, en Allemagne. \u00c0 partir du printemps 2023, ils suivront une ann\u00e9e de formation intensive afin d\u2019acqu\u00e9rir les comp\u00e9tences n\u00e9cessaires pour devenir des astronautes polyvalents. Une fois cette phase termin\u00e9e, ils suivront une formation compl\u00e9mentaire en vue de leur mission \u00e0 bord de la Station spatiale internationale, puis des modules sp\u00e9cifiques en fonction de la mission qui leur sera confi\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oAoQZnQcj_A\" title=\"Lecteur vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>Frank De Winne est directeur du Centre europ\u00e9en des astronautes et responsable du programme de la Station spatiale internationale \u00e0 l'ESA. Il d\u00e9clare :,\u00a0<i>\u201c<\/i>\u201d Nous sommes ravis d\u2019accueillir la nouvelle promotion d\u2019astronautes de l\u2019ESA de 2022 et j\u2019ai h\u00e2te de voir tous ces jeunes candidats ambitieux nous rejoindre pour leur premi\u00e8re formation au Centre europ\u00e9en des astronautes de l\u2019ESA au printemps 2023, afin de poursuivre l\u2019exploration spatiale et de la fa\u00e7onner. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Les 12 candidats retenus restants feront partie d'un groupe de r\u00e9serve d'astronautes. Il s'agit de personnes qui ont r\u00e9ussi le processus de s\u00e9lection mais qui ne peuvent pas \u00eatre recrut\u00e9es \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re pour le moment. Elles commenceront leur formation si une opportunit\u00e9 adapt\u00e9e se pr\u00e9sente pour elles.<\/p>\n<p>L'ESA a \u00e9galement s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 un membre de la r\u00e9serve europ\u00e9enne d'astronautes \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration\/Astronauts\/John_McFall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John McFall<\/a>, \u2013 originaire du Royaume-Uni  et atteint d\u2019un handicap physique. \u00c0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 19 ans, John a \u00e9t\u00e9 victime d\u2019un accident de moto qui a entra\u00een\u00e9 l\u2019amputation de sa jambe droite. John participera \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/Careers_at_ESA\/ESA_Astronaut_Selection\/Parastronaut_feasibility_project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c9tude de faisabilit\u00e9 \u201c Fly \u201d de l'ESA\u201d<\/a>, dont l\u2019objectif est d\u2019int\u00e9grer davantage d\u2019astronautes en situation de handicap physique dans les futures missions spatiales. Lorsqu\u2019on lui a demand\u00e9 quel message il souhaitait adresser aux jeunes d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui passionn\u00e9s par l\u2019espace et les sciences, il a r\u00e9pondu : \u201c La science est accessible \u00e0 tous et, esp\u00e9rons-le, les voyages spatiaux pourront l\u2019\u00eatre aussi ! \u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2332\" data-credit=\"ESA - P. Sebirot\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2022\/11\/ESA_Astronaut_Class_of_2022_John_McFall2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2022\/11\/esa_astronaut_class_of_2022_john_mcfall2\/24598870-2-eng-GB\/ESA_Astronaut_Class_of_2022_John_McFall.jpg\" alt=\"John McFall, from the United Kingdom, is a member of the ESA Astronaut Class of 2022. Copyright: ESA - P. Sebirot\"><figcaption>John McFall, originaire du Royaume-Uni, fait partie de la promotion 2022 des astronautes de l'ESA. Cr\u00e9dit photo : ESA \u2013 P. Sebirot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aimeriez-vous devenir astronaute de l'ESA ? Vous pourriez peut-\u00eatre postuler pour une future promotion d'astronautes stagiaires !<\/p>\n<p><i>Anecdote int\u00e9ressante : John McFall, membre de la r\u00e9serve europ\u00e9enne d'astronautes, est devenu athl\u00e8te professionnel d'athl\u00e9tisme en 2005, avant de repr\u00e9senter la Grande-Bretagne et l'Irlande du Nord en tant que sprinteur paralympique !<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is being an astronaut your dream job? It is for many people! 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