Nicola Winter: How to become an astronaut

Join us for an exciting presentation on topics related to space, flight and Nicola Winter’s personal career path to becoming an astronaut. A former Bundeswehr fighter pilot, aerospace engineer and specialist for leadership and crisis management, Nicola Winter was one of a few German pilots to fly the Eurofighter and trained other young pilots in the USA. After her full-time job in the military, she became a paramedic and was also a management consultant. Today, she is pursuing a PhD in space science, is a keynote speaker and a consultant for crisis teams and companies.

Nicola Winter has also been an ESA reserve astronaut since 2022 and could become the first German astronaut in space. Her credo: "With courage, empathy, discipline, passion and a bit of luck, we can make it anywhere – even to the moon.”

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