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On November 9, Thomas Pesquet will tread the earth again after a six-month mission. A very grueling eight hour journey awaits our French astronaut. Explanations.
After numerous false starts caused by inclement weather conditions, Thomas Pesquet should finally be back, on the night of November 8-9. A long-awaited return which should not be easy for the French astronaut. Between weightlessness, parachute, and crazy speed, Thomas Pesquet should be very shaken when he arrives on earth.
As he nears a return, Thomas Pesquet will have one final mission, to photograph aging installations. “In recent months, there have been several small incidents, nothing serious, but small alerts which show that the structures are starting to tire. They will take a maximum of photos which will be analyzed by the specialists behind “, details Jean-Luc Dauvergne, specialist journalist for the magazine Ciel et Espace. The return of the astronauts is expected overnight off Florida.