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Thomas Pesquet

France

Thomas Pesquet is a French European Space Agency astronaut and former commercial airline pilot who has flown two long-duration missions to the International Space Station, in 2016 and again in 2021. On his second mission he became the first French citizen to command the space station, leading part of Expedition 65. Pesquet has become widely known for the extensive photography of Earth he shares publicly from orbit, contributing to broader public engagement with the space station program in France and across Europe.

Facts
Birth Date
1978-02-27 3
Birth Year
1978 3
Nationality
French 3
Notable Mission
Soyuz MS-03 (Expedition 50/51) 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Flight Engineer 1
Dating
Selection Year
2009 2
Connections

Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Thomas Pesquet

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Thomas Pesquet
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, nationality there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Thomas Pesquet (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Thomas Pesquet lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Thomas Pesquet
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1978-02-27
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born 27 February 1978
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    France
  • Infobox, mission
    Soyuz MS-03 (Expedition 50/51)
  • Thomas Pesquet, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    From November 2016 to June 2017, he was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 on the International Space Station (ISS) as a flight engineer.
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Thomas Gautier Pesquet (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978, is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer.
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Thomas Gautier Pesquet (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978, is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer.
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Wikidata: Thomas Pesquet
Wikidata Q512266, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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