Aleš Svoboda — short bio (~50 words)

Aleš Svoboda is a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force and a Czech astronaut in training with the European Space Agency. In 2022 he was selected from over 22,500 applicants into the new ESA astronaut team. He is preparing for a spaceflight. He holds a PhD in aerospace engineering and has logged over 1,600 flight hours across multiple aircraft types.
