Sara García Alonso, from Spain, is a member of the ESA Astronaut Class of 2022. In this interview, she talks about the reasons that motivated her to apply for the position and her passion for space exploration.<br /><br />Sara García Alonso is one of the more than 22 500 candidates who submitted a valid application in 2021 in response to ESA’s call for new astronauts for missions to the International Space Station and beyond.<br /><br />ESA’s new class of astronauts includes career astronauts, members for the astronaut reserve and astronauts with a physical disability for a feasibility project. They will start a 12-month basic training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in spring 2023.
