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Content by tag : Space exploration

Stella Scape - work by Kyle McDonald
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While outer space continues to captivate mankind, human activity is also disrupting and threatening the planet and its ecosystems.

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Astronaut Raphaël Liégeois from Namur will be the next Belgian in space when he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026.

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Raphaël Liégeois, a 34-year-old man from Namur with an impressive background in numerous sciences, has been accepted into the European Space Agency’s (ESA) next class of astronauts.

Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne and State Secretary for scientific policy Thomas Dermine pictured at a press conference of the ESA European Space Agency and the Belgian Science Policy Office BELSPO, Monday 12 April 2021 in Brussels. The conference will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first human to travel in space, and highlight a new recruiting campaign for astronauts. (BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE)
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For the first time in 11 years, the European Space Agency (ESA) is recruiting astronauts. A campaign is being launched in all EU member states, including Belgium, to encourage applicants.