Marcus Wandt
Swedish ESA astronaut (born 1980)
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- Marcus Wandt (born September 21, 1980) is a Swedish test pilot and member of the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group.
- Wandt is a Swedish and Norwegian citizen, thus becoming the first Norwegian citizen in space.
- In 2004, he joined the Swedish Air Force Flying Training School, where he received basic flight training.
- From 2013 to 2014, he trained at the United States Naval Test Pilot School where he graduated at the top of his class to become an experimental test pilot.
- He is also a member of the Swedish skeptics association Vetenskap och Folkbildning.
Marcus Wandt (born September 21, 1980) is a Swedish test pilot and member of the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group. In January 2024, he became the third Swedish astronaut to visit space, after Christer Fuglesang and Jessica Meir. Wandt is a Swedish and Norwegian citizen, thus becoming the first Norwegian citizen in space.
Pre-ESA Career
From 2003 to 2014, Wandt was a fighter pilot in the Swedish Air Force, flying the Saab JAS 39 Gripen. In 2004, he joined the Swedish Air Force Flying Training School, where he received basic flight training. He received a master's degree in electrical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in 2007. From 2013 to 2014, he trained at the United States Naval Test Pilot School where he graduated at the top of his class to become an experimental test pilot. In 2014 he joined SAAB Aeronautics as an experimental test pilot, before being promoted to chief test pilot and head of flight operations in 2020. He is also a member of the Swedish skeptics association Vetenskap och Folkbildning.
European Space Agency career
Wandt credits his wife with discovering and showing him the ESA application. ESA chose Marcus and 16 others, out of a total of approximately 22,500 applicants. In November 2022, Wandt was chosen as a member of ESA class of reserve astronauts and June 2023, ESA proposed Marcus Wandt for an upcoming flight from Axiom Mission 3. As a consequence he transitioned from reserve to "project astronaut" status.
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