Thomas Pesquet
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| ESA/CNES Astronaut | |
| Nationality | French |
| Status | Active |
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27 February 1978 Rouen, France |
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Other occupation
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Engineer, Airline pilot |
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Time in space
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Currently in space |
| Selection | 2009 ESA Group |
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Total EVAs
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1 |
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Total EVA time
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5 hours and 58 minutes |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-03 (Expedition 50/Expedition 51) |
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Mission insignia
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Thomas Pesquet (born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From 19 November 2016, Pesquet is part of the International Space Station as a crew member for Expedition 50 and Expedition 51.
Pesquet was born in Rouen, France and considers Dieppe his hometown. He is the youngest of two brothers. Pesquet is a black belt in judo and lists basketball, jogging, swimming, and squash as his favorite sports. He is an outdoor and adventure activities enthusiast, and enjoys mountain biking, kite surfing, sailing, skiing and mountaineering. He also has extensive experience with, and holds advanced licenses in both scuba diving and parachuting. His other interests include traveling, playing the saxophone, and reading.
Pesquet graduated from the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, France, in 1998.
In 2001, he received a master's degree from the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace in Toulouse, France, majoring in space systems and space vehicle mechanics. He spent his final year before graduation at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, as an exchange student on the Aeronautics and Space Master.
Pesquet graduated from the Air France flight school in 2006. This led to an Airline Transport Pilot License-Instrument Rating (ATPL-IR).
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