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Sara García Alonso
Astronaut

Sara García Alonso

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Joining ESA’s astronaut reserve while researching cancer.

Drug discovery · Astronaut reserve

Born
1989
Birthplace
León

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Sara García Alonso

Sara García Alonso is a Spanish biomedical researcher selected for the European Space Agency’s astronaut reserve in 2022.

Early life

Education

Studied biotechnology at León and completed a doctorate in cancer research at Salamanca in 2018.

Career

  1. 2019

    Cancer research

    Joined the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.

  2. 2022

    ESA selection

    Chosen as a reserve astronaut.

Selected work

Drug discovery

Worked on potential targets for lung and pancreatic cancer treatment.

Astronaut reserve

Selected for possible future mission opportunities.

Beyond work

Community

Has volunteered with the Spanish Association Against Cancer.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Sebastiaan ter Burg from Utrecht, The Netherlands. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.