Thomas Pesquet loop in its first week in space. The French astronaut happened on Saturday 19 November in the International Space Station. He stayed there for six months, to conduct an hundred scientific experiments, and has agreed to be “sent to space” franceinfo.
Every Saturday, Thomas Pesquet will give us new space, from the 3 December. He will send us his impressions, will tell us about his life aboard the ISS, 400 km above our heads. The astronaut has already given a press conference from space.
first impressions of Thomas Pesquet in the space – story of Julien Moch 
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“It is much better than what I had imagined “! At 38 years of age, it is a childhood dream realized Thomas Pesquet, pushing the door of the International Space Station. “It was still very familiar with the equipment, because one has trained for years, he adds. in Me, it’s been seven years that I have been preparing this mission. Yet, what strikes one when one arrives here, it is the impression of freedom. We really can do what we want !”
A freedom of movement in this new playing field, weightlessness. Thomas Pesquet has had to get used to. But finally, things came relatively naturally. the “At the end of a few hours, we are going to take turns in three dimensions, up and down, work in reverse…”
I sleep like a baby
As to the first nights spent in the space? the “In fact, it is super fun because of sleeping in floating,” says the astronaut. the It is very relaxing ! And it is left for six months, so fortunately !”
Because once out of the sleeping bag, the days of Thomas Pesquet are very dense. Up to 6 hours, science experiments, maintenance work on the station… The astronaut has also been put to work very quickly to repair the toilet of the ISS. the “It was the tile !”
I have not yet been able to enjoy the view !
Thomas Pesquet is an astronaut do-it-yourselfer, but also sporty. Black belt in judo and a former linebacker, he will have to swallow two and a half hours of sport per day in the ISS, to avoid losing muscle.
This does not leave him much time to observe the landscape. But this weekend, Thomas Pesquet ensures that he will catch up by spending time in the Cupola, the dome of lookout, to ” take a few nice pics and look out “.
The first pictures are expected to arrive promptly on twitter, Facebook or Instagram, since Thomas Pesquet is very active on social networks. He shared his soundtrack from space on Deezer.
Find Thomas Pesquet, “sent in space franceinfo, every Saturday until the end of the mission, Proxima.
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