‘Space has an incredible power to inspire and Meganne’s position as a member of the European astronaut reserve, and her role with the UK Space Agency, plays a key part in boosting visibility of the UK’s space sector and inspiring future generations to pursue STEM careers,’ she said.
She became part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) astronaut reserve in 2022, one of 17 picked out of 22,500 applicants.
Living in space weakens the body – people get ‘puffy face and chicken legs’, as one extreme environment expert put it to Metro – hence why future starfarers go through exercises.
When looking at the space equivalent of Skyscanner will be one day, Meganne said her dream first flight would be to a star system similar to ours.
Meganne and British astronaut John McFall began their two-month programme at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, last month.
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