Luxembourg. Raphaël Liégeois, the space envoy of Belgium and the Grand Duchy

After Matthias Maurer from Saarland, a former student of the European School of Materials Engineering in Nancy, the Greater Region will have another space envoy. Between Cologne and Houston, we met Belgian-Luxembourger Raphaël Liégeois, who will join the International Space Station in 2026.
There's a world of difference, you say, between what's posted on Instagram and reality when it comes to explaining the life of an astronaut. What have you discovered about your new job since starting your training?
"When I wasn't an astronaut, I, too, only saw the bright side. It's something you...
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