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Want to be an astronaut? The European Space Agency is hiring for the first time in 11 years

By Jack Guy, CNN

Updated 1131 GMT (1931 HKT) February 9, 2021

The application period will run from March 31 to May 28.

(CNN)The European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for 

new astronauts for the first time in 11 years.

Applications open on March 31, and women are encouraged 

to apply as the agency seeks "to expand gender diversity 

in our ranks," according to a statement from the ESA 

published Monday.

"To go farther than we ever have before, we need to look 

wider than we ever have before," said ESA director general 

Jan Wörner in the statement.

"This recruitment process is the first step and I look forward

 to watching the agency develop across all areas of space 

exploration and innovation, with our international partners, 

in the years to come."