“It will be extra interesting for me to compare with my first flight as a Soyuz pilot, and to bring this experience to the team. Thomas Pesquet is a European Space Agency Astronaut of French nationality and a former aerospace engineer and airline pilot. Thomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to spaceThomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to space “It connects to my first mission, Proxima, as the stars belong to the same system close to Earth, and therefore convey the same idea of proximity (such as space research for people on Earth) and an idea of continuation in my work. To offer you the best possible functionality of our website, we also use a few cookies. You can change these settings at any time. La seconde mission de Thomas Pesquet à bord de la Station spatiale internationale portera le nom « Alpha », d’après Alpha Centauri, le système stellaire le plus proche de la Terre, perpétuant ainsi la tradition française qui consiste à baptiser les missions spatiales du nom d’une étoile ou d’une constellation. The word is pronounced the same in almost every language, for a simple yet meaningful mission name.“Congratulations Christelle and the 46 others!” concludes Thomas.The Alpha patch was designed by ESA’s graphic artists, and features a rocket launch – the most dramatic moment of every space mission. Pesquet is the last of ESA’s 2009 astronaut group to fly to space, set for a six-month mission to the International Space Station in 2016/17 as part of Expedition 50/51. During his last mission, Proxima, he took part in more than 60 European experiments, more than 200 overall, and set a record for the number of hours spent on science in a week.The crew of Expedition 50/51 still found the time to make six spacewalks, launch 36 nanosatellites, perform a handful of robotic operations, and, in their free time, take thousands of breathtaking pictures of Earth.The next mission promises to be even more action-packed as the crew increases from six to seven members on average – because the US crew capsules can now fly four astronauts into space, one more than a Soyuz – and major upgrades to Europe’s laboratory that will give quicker access to microgravity experiments for researchers on Earth.ESA also was able to acquire an additional mission to the International Space Station in 2021 for the first flight of ESA astronaut “The International Space Station is celebrating 20 years of human presence in space later this year, but even after two decades of continuous human presence in Earth orbit, spaceflight is no easy undertaking,” says Frank De Winne, Space Station Expedition 21 Commander and Head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.“This mission assignment is the first time a European will fly to the Space Station in the Crew Dragon, making it extra special, while ensuring research for the benefit of humankind continues at all times above our heads.”The Alpha mission will be the first time a European astronaut is launched from the USA in almost a decade, after Roberto Vittori travelled in Space Shuttle As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Project Ploughshares, we have been granted permission … “With a 30% increase in annual investment we intend that all current members of the European Astronaut Corps will make a second Space Station mission in due course.”The name was chosen from over 27 000 entries submitted to an ESA competition, in which Alpha was suggested 47 times. Sujet: Re: [ISS] Expedition 50 (Thomas Pesquet) Ven 17 Fév 2017 - 22:09 Faut reconnaitre que voir cet article apparemment assassin (ce qui ne surprend pas quand on connait l'avis de SB sur le sujet depuis bien longtemps) alors que ce meme journaliste était invité en direct sur BFM pour commenter la sortie en EVA de Pesquet, c'est un comble. However, this may result in some functions no longer being available. ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching in spring 2021 from Cape Canaveral, USA, to the International Space Station. Thomas Pesquet décollera au printemps 2021 pour mener la mission Alpha au sein de l'ISS. This is after Alpha Centauri, the closest stellar system to Earth, following the French tradition to name space missions after stars or constellations.“I am thrilled to be the first European to fly on the new generation of US crewed spacecraft,” says Thomas. Pesquet became the youngest member of European Space corps. The other 46 winners will receive unflown but original mission patches as runner-up prizes.“There were many reasons to choose Alpha as a mission name,” says Thomas. This led to an He speaks French, English, Spanish, Chinese, German and Russian, and is a member of the Between 2002 and 2004, Pesquet worked at the French space agency, On 10 June 2014, NASA announced that Pesquet would serve as an In 2014, Thomas was chosen by ESA for a six-month mission to the International Space Station starting in November 2016.The Proxima mission included 50 science experiments for On March 23, 2017, Pesquet performed his second career EVA with On June 2, 2017, MS-03 undocked from the ISS, carrying Pesquet and Novitskiy back to Earth, concluding a 196-day mission in space. L'astronaute Thomas Pesquet a décollé pour l'espace le 17 novembre 2016 et a rejoint la Station spatiale internationale (ISS) deux jours après. Résumé : Entre novembre 2016 et juin 2017, à bord de l'ISS, l'astronaute français Thomas Pesquet et les cinq autres membres de l'expédition 50/51 ont réalisé quotidiennement une multitude d'expériences scientifiques pour des laboratoires du monde entier. Avec cette nouvelle mission d'une durée de six mois, Thomas Pesquet et ses confrères prévoient également de préparer de futures missions spatiales vers Mars ou encore la Lune. Et le nom gagnant est… Gif animé de l'écusson de la mission Alpha.