The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new astronaut representing the UK.
Rosemary Coogan has been selected by the ESA as the UK's third-ever astronaut following a rigorous selection process and investment from the UK Space Agency. The announcement was made following the conclusion of the ESA Council of Ministers meeting in Paris where the UK Space Agency committed £1.84 billion of funding which will go towards new missions and programmes.
Ms Coogan will follow in the footsteps of two former British astronauts - Tim Peake, the first British recruit to go through the ESA astronaut programme in 2009, and Helen Sharman, the first Western European and British person to visit the Mir space station in 1991.
