Russian space № 37 Incubator for astronauts (2012)

In 2012, the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center for the first time held an open competition to select applicants for the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad.

The competition is over, according to its results, eight people were allowed to train, among them one woman.

Who and how are selected for cosmonauts, says Oleg Kotov, Deputy head of the CPC for Cosmonaut Training.

Russian and foreign cosmonauts, CPC employees, special correspondent Natalia Burtseva, entrepreneurs and space flight aspirants Richard Branson, Brian Helens, Igor Kutsenko took part in the filming.