Le CERN voit partir un futur astronaute

Published on September 28, 2023

Le mardi 29 août, Slawosz Uznanski, ingénieur au CERN, originaire de Pologne,  a pris congé de ses collègues et amis du CERN avant de partir suivre sa formation d'astronaute. Plus d'images ici.

Il avait été sélectionné en novembre 2022, parmi plus de 22 500 candidats, pour faire partie des 11 astronautes réservistes de la promotion 2022 de l’ESA.

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