Thomas Pesquet
French aerospace engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Gautier Pesquet (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor[1] and writer. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009,[2] and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010.[3] From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 as a flight engineer.[4] Pesquet returned to space in April 2021 on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon for a second six-month stay on the ISS.
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Thomas Pesquet | |
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Born | Thomas Gautier Pesquet (1978-02-27) 27 February 1978 (age 46) |
Status | Active |
Nationality | France |
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Space career | |
CNES/ESA astronaut Soyuz flight engineer Crew Dragon mission specialist | |
Time in space | 396 days 11 hours 34 minutes |
Selection | 2009 ESA Group |
Total EVAs | 6 |
Total EVA time | 39 hours, 54 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz MS-03 (Expedition 50/51) SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66) |
Mission insignia | |
Website | thomaspesquet |
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