Thomas Pesquet

Mission Specialist

ESAFrenchACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

396d 11h 34m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Thomas Pesquet is an ESA astronaut and aerospace engineer who previously worked as an Air France pilot. He first flew to the ISS on Soyuz MS-03 for Expedition 50/51 and returned on SpaceX Crew-2, during which he served as ISS commander for Expedition 65 — the first French person to command the station.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

February 27, 1978

Birthplace

Rouen, Normandy, France

Selection

ESA Group (2009)

EDUCATION

MS Space Systems, ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse

Airline Transport Pilot License, Air France

Wikipedia Profile @Thom_astro

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-2

April 23, 2021Flight #123

SpaceX launches the second operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon lift off from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center. Both the booster and the capsule have flown previously, each a first for a commercial crew flight. The booster for this mission is expected to land on an ASDS. The mission will be complete with the safe return of the astronauts to Earth.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Shane Kimbrough

NASA

K. Megan McArthur

NASA

Akihiko Hoshide

JAXA

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