How does a space mission actually take place? The two first female astronaut trainees from Germany will also learn this with Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer supports the initiative  “Die Astronautin” in training the astronauts. Bremen, September 13, 2017 – Airbus […]

Parabolic flying and drinking at the same time: the two first female astronaut trainees from Germany came to Moscow on 15 August 2017. Nicola Baumann and Insa Thiele-Eich have completed their first ten parabolic flights as part of their training […]

Berlin, 19 April 2017 – The decision has been made: Nicola Baumann, a Eurofighter pilot from Cologne, and Insa Thiele-Eich, a meteorologist from Bonn, have won over four other candidates in the finals of the initiative “Die Astronautin. The two […]

Nicola Baumann, born on March 10, 1985 in Munich, is a Eurofighter pilot with the German armed forces in Nörvenich near Cologne. At the moment, she has the rank of Major and is responsible for, among other things, airspace surveillance […]