Thomas Pesquet
Proxima – CNES experiments
Posted on Monday May 22nd, 2017 by julien
CNES has developed seven experiments that Thomas Pesquet is performing for his Proxima mission aboard the ISS.
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Thomas Pesquet
Diary entry 11: culture on the Space Station
Posted on Wednesday May 10th, 2017 by julien
Some clichés irritate me. Like the one that scientists, engineers or mathematicians are only interested in numbers and experiments. That is simply false. I do not claim to be an expert when it comes to music, cinema or literature, but like everyone else, I enjoy cultural activities. Which is fortunate, because without these types of entertainment, it would be difficult to last six months on the International Space Station.
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Astronauts
Thanks for MissionX
Posted on Friday March 3rd, 2017 by julien
Hello everyone, especially all of those taking part in the Tim Peake Primary Project and Mission X! It’s great that you’re interested in my trip to space and my work aboard the International Space Station. I’ve been amazed to see so many schools, teachers and pupils working so hard and learning so much about science and space.
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Astronauts
Explore Tim’s photos on maps of the world
Posted on Friday January 20th, 2017 by julien
During the Principia mission Tim Peake published almost 400 pictures of our planet and life in the International Space Station. We know of three ways to to explore his pictures on a world map. They are all worth a visit as each have different scopes and features.
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Astronauts
Tim’s first interview back on Earth
Posted on Thursday June 23rd, 2016 by Ally
This interview with ESA astronaut Tim Peake was recorded in Cologne, Germany, one day after his return from a six-month stay on the International Space Station.
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Tim Peake returns to Earth
Posted on Thursday June 23rd, 2016 by Ally
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko landed safely today in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 05:52 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex.
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Astronauts
EDOS: Early detection of osteoporosis in space
Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2015 by julien
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is back on Earth and his mission over, but his bones might still be feeling the (lack of) pressure. Laurence Vico from the University of St Etienne, France, explains the ‘Early detection of Osteoporosis in Space’ study.
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Interview with Andreas after Iriss mission
Posted on Friday September 18th, 2015 by Ally
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen returned from his Iriss mission to the International Space Station on 12 September 2015.
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