German named first European astronaut slated to fly to the Moon

A German has been named the first European astronaut slated to fly to the Moon — a milestone summed up as "No European has ever seen that before." The selection establishes Europe's first scheduled human lunar crewmember and begins mission-specific planning, training and operational preparations.

Discovered 2025-12-01T12:08:57.835785-08:00 | 2025-12-01T12:08:57.835785-08:00

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  • This names the first European scheduled to join a crewed lunar mission, triggering defined mission-planning, training and hardware/interface requirements for participating organizations.
  • The announcement coincides with growing European human-spaceflight activity, including commercial suborbital companies building manifests, highlighting expanding opportunities and demand across crew services and mission support (see coverage of European suborbital startups).

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