after six months of mission, Thomas Pesquet leaves the International Space Station and returns to Earth

It is the end of a long and beautiful six-month adventure. Thomas Pesquet, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), handed over the keys to his Russian counterpart. Sunday, November 7, with his crew, the 43-year-old astronaut will return to Earth. The departure will take place aboard the Dragon capsule and the landing will take place off Florida on Monday. A SpaceX ship will come to pick them up. Before leaving, Thomas Pesquet thanked his teammates: “Everyone has taught me something. These wonderful people around me have really made it easier for me.”

The latter shared a lot of photos and videos during his mission. “He lives with the times. He is young, he knows how to use social networks, which has allowed him to be in intimate communication with everyone and to make people discover the space. He has been able to reach people. from all walks of life “, explains Marie-Ange Sanguy, editor-in-chief of the magazine Espace et Exploration. After an exam, Thomas Pesquet will travel to the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany, to get in shape.