On April 3, 2008, ESA director general Jean-Jacques Dordain announced that recruiting for a new class of European astronauts will start in the near future.
Den 3. april 2008, annoncerede ESA's generaldirektør Jean-Jacques Dordain at man ville rekruttere en ny klasse af europæiske astronauter til at begynde i den nærmeste fremtid.