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4:03 p.m. : Find tonight on the franceinfo channel, from 7 p.m., a special edition dedicated to the return of Thomas Pesquet with Elodie Viau, from the European space agency, Rémi Canton, du Cnes, and the former French astronaut Jean-Loup Chrétien.
2:51 p.m. : We detail in this article six things to know about the return to Earth of Thomas Pesquet.
(EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP)
2:48 p.m. : Hello @Lussi. The European Space Agency specifies (in English) that Thomas Pesquet and his teammates must leave the ISS this evening at 8:05 p.m. (Paris time) and make their landing tomorrow morning at 4:29 (Paris time, always).
2:48 p.m. : Hello ! How long will their voyage take before they land?
2:47 p.m. : It is advanced by 4 minutes. European Space Agency announces (in English) that Frenchman Thomas Pesquet and his colleagues will be leaving the International Space Station tonight for a water landing tomorrow morning at 4:29 am (Paris time).
13:37 : How about a little reading to accompany your lunch break? Here are some of our content:
A few hours after Thomas Pesquet’s return to Earth, our journalist Louis San looked at the experiments carried out by the French astronaut during his stay in the International Space Station.
How does climate change affect our daily lives? Elements of response through the fictitious life of a child, Emma, born on the opening day of COP21 in Paris, November 30, 2015.
As the presidential election approaches, a study conducted by the Jean-Jaurès Foundation points to the difficulties for the deaf and hard of hearing to follow televised debates.
10:16 am : Thomas Pesquet’s return to Earth will not be easy. The French astronaut, who will be leaving the International Space Station this evening, will have to observe a “rehabilitation period” three weeks, explained on franceinfo the former French astronaut Michel Tognini.
08:22 : Apart from the educational part, notably with blobs, Thomas Pesquet’s experiments fall into two main categories: space exploration and scientific research. As for terrestrial applications, which may one day be of use to us on the ground, they are rare.
08:22 : After six months spent aboard the International Space Station, Thomas Pesquet is preparing to return to Earth. If he has shared many photos and videos of the Earth on social networks, the French astronaut does not only have that. Far from there. He took part in a hundred experiments. But what is he working on? What are they for ? Will we one day benefit from it? I answer them in this article.
(THOMAS PESQUET / ESA)