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Thomas Pesquet’s capsule will be expected in the United States, in the sea off Florida. Time is running out, because the road capsule has an expiration date, as explained by France Télévisions journalist Loïc de la Mornais, live from Washington (United States).
Friday November 5, Thomas Pesquet and his teammates have been in space for 196 days. According to NASA and Space X standards, the Crew Dragon capsule, with which they docked, “can last at least 210 days”, says journalist Loïc de la Mornais, live from the United States. There is a small margin left for the crew.
Thomas Pesquet trains to rethread the suit with which he will return to Earth. But Ithe there is a delay. The reserve team that is to succeed Thomas’s Pesquet faces meteorological and health complications of one of their limbs. “NASA will undoubtedly restart Thomas Pesquet’s crew without taking over”, underlines the journalist of France Télévisions. The water landing could be complicated by bad weather conditions.