Wanted: Young men and women with medical or scientific degrees and fluent in English to fly in space. If you are a citizen of the 17 European countries belonging to the European Space Agency,
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Then they face a year of general training at the agency's astronaut center in Cologne,
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One of Europe's biggest contributions to the space station is an international laboratory,
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For the first time in more than 15 years,
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"The ideal candidates would be between 27 and 37 years old. They should have university degrees and some years of experience alread,
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Europeans interested in becoming astronauts should apply online on the space agency's website. The closing date for applications is June 15.
The recruitment process is the first since 1992,
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"This generation of astronauts will mainly be concentrated on going and exploiting the International Space Station which is our main future for the next 10 years,
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Starting Monday,
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