# articles

feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124819698
title: Tall from the ground
uri: Tall-from-the-ground
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819698/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819698/" title="Tall from the ground"><img src="media/4059f277.51124819698_4102b41e73_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124819698_4102b41e73_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Tall from the ground" /></a></p>

<p>J-5: À Baïkonour, l'équipage n'est pas censé voir sa fusée avant le jour du décollage... mais ici la tradition est différente ! Nous avons eu la chance d'arriver au Kennedy Space Center au moment précis où le Falcon 9 était verticalisé sur le pas de tir. C'est toujours impressionnant de le voir de si près, comme en témoignent nos nombreuses photos et selfies <br />
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L-5: In Baikonur the crew is not supposed to see their rocket before launch, but this is a tradition we don’t have here! We were lucky enough to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center the exact time the rocket was erected into the vertical position on the launch pad. Always impressive to see it from up close... impressive enough for our crew to snap lots of photos and selfies!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124345507
title: Ready to rumble
uri: Ready-to-rumble
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124345507/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124345507/" title="Ready to rumble"><img src="media/e8d07493.51124345507_52264f2106_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124345507_52264f2106_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ready to rumble" /></a></p>

<p>J-5: À Baïkonour, l'équipage n'est pas censé voir sa fusée avant le jour du décollage... mais ici la tradition est différente ! Nous avons eu la chance d'arriver au Kennedy Space Center au moment précis où le Falcon 9 était verticalisé sur le pas de tir. C'est toujours impressionnant de le voir de si près, comme en témoignent nos nombreuses photos et selfies <br />
.<br />
L-5: In Baikonur the crew is not supposed to see their rocket before launch, but this is a tradition we don’t have here! We were lucky enough to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center the exact time the rocket was erected into the vertical position on the launch pad. Always impressive to see it from up close... impressive enough for our crew to snap lots of photos and selfies!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51125716175
title: That's ours
uri: That-s-ours
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125716175/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125716175/" title="That&#039;s ours"><img src="media/9fabc37d.51125716175_83e3de4ce7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51125716175_83e3de4ce7_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="That&#039;s ours" /></a></p>

<p>J-5: À Baïkonour, l'équipage n'est pas censé voir sa fusée avant le jour du décollage... mais ici la tradition est différente ! Nous avons eu la chance d'arriver au Kennedy Space Center au moment précis où le Falcon 9 était verticalisé sur le pas de tir. C'est toujours impressionnant de le voir de si près, comme en témoignent nos nombreuses photos et selfies <br />
.<br />
L-5: In Baikonur the crew is not supposed to see their rocket before launch, but this is a tradition we don’t have here! We were lucky enough to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center the exact time the rocket was erected into the vertical position on the launch pad. Always impressive to see it from up close... impressive enough for our crew to snap lots of photos and selfies!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51125716160
title: Another view of the Falcon
uri: Another-view-of-the-Falcon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125716160/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125716160/" title="Another view of the Falcon"><img src="media/74ac7ce5.51125716160_13be1b548f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51125716160_13be1b548f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Another view of the Falcon" /></a></p>

<p>J-5: À Baïkonour, l'équipage n'est pas censé voir sa fusée avant le jour du décollage... mais ici la tradition est différente ! Nous avons eu la chance d'arriver au Kennedy Space Center au moment précis où le Falcon 9 était verticalisé sur le pas de tir. C'est toujours impressionnant de le voir de si près, comme en témoignent nos nombreuses photos et selfies <br />
.<br />
L-5: In Baikonur the crew is not supposed to see their rocket before launch, but this is a tradition we don’t have here! We were lucky enough to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center the exact time the rocket was erected into the vertical position on the launch pad. Always impressive to see it from up close... impressive enough for our crew to snap lots of photos and selfies!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124819988
title: Dressed up
uri: Dressed-up
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819988/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819988/" title="Dressed up"><img src="media/17b7a35a.51124819988_a749d11bf8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124819988_a749d11bf8_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Dressed up" /></a></p>

<p>J-4: Aujourd'hui c'était le dry dress ! Nous avons répété toutes les opérations du jour du décollage. Enfiler nos combinaisons et vérifier l'étanchéité, entrer dans la capsule sur le pas de tir et suivre toutes les étapes de préparation du lancement (au milieu de la nuit :flushed:)... Toute l'équipe était sur le pont, la situation était très réaliste - jusqu'à la playlist qu'on a écouté en roulant vers la fusée :wink: La prochaine fois que nous ferons ce chemin, il n'y aura pas de retour :rocket:<br />
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L-4: Today was dry dress ! It means we rehearsed the entire launch day operations, from getting suited up and leak-checking our spacesuits, to ingressing our capsule on the launch pad and going through all launch preparation steps (in the middle of the night)... The whole team was on deck and it felt real – even the playlist we listened to on the way to the rocket :notes::wink:. Next time we drive to that pad, we won’t be driving back... :rocket::red_car:<br />
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Credits: NASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124907696
title: Rolling to launchpad
uri: Rolling-to-launchpad
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124907696/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124907696/" title="Rolling to launchpad"><img src="media/733e4dde.51124907696_d59f69a3c3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124907696_d59f69a3c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rolling to launchpad" /></a></p>

<p>J-4: Aujourd'hui c'était le dry dress ! Nous avons répété toutes les opérations du jour du décollage. Enfiler nos combinaisons et vérifier l'étanchéité, entrer dans la capsule sur le pas de tir et suivre toutes les étapes de préparation du lancement (au milieu de la nuit :flushed:)... Toute l'équipe était sur le pont, la situation était très réaliste - jusqu'à la playlist qu'on a écouté en roulant vers la fusée :wink: La prochaine fois que nous ferons ce chemin, il n'y aura pas de retour :rocket:<br />
.<br />
L-4: Today was dry dress ! It means we rehearsed the entire launch day operations, from getting suited up and leak-checking our spacesuits, to ingressing our capsule on the launch pad and going through all launch preparation steps (in the middle of the night)... The whole team was on deck and it felt real – even the playlist we listened to on the way to the rocket :notes::wink:. Next time we drive to that pad, we won’t be driving back... :rocket::red_car:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124656614
title: Catwalk
uri: Catwalk
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124656614/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124656614/" title="Catwalk"><img src="media/5e1d63a9.51124656614_5d82066f0b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124656614_5d82066f0b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Catwalk" /></a></p>

<p>J-4: Aujourd'hui c'était le dry dress ! Nous avons répété toutes les opérations du jour du décollage. Enfiler nos combinaisons et vérifier l'étanchéité, entrer dans la capsule sur le pas de tir et suivre toutes les étapes de préparation du lancement (au milieu de la nuit :flushed:)... Toute l'équipe était sur le pont, la situation était très réaliste - jusqu'à la playlist qu'on a écouté en roulant vers la fusée :wink: La prochaine fois que nous ferons ce chemin, il n'y aura pas de retour :rocket:<br />
.<br />
L-4: Today was dry dress ! It means we rehearsed the entire launch day operations, from getting suited up and leak-checking our spacesuits, to ingressing our capsule on the launch pad and going through all launch preparation steps (in the middle of the night)... The whole team was on deck and it felt real – even the playlist we listened to on the way to the rocket :notes::wink:. Next time we drive to that pad, we won’t be driving back... :rocket::red_car:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124819633
title: Hello!
uri: Hello
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819633/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819633/" title="Hello!"><img src="media/576c07f3.51124819633_33349fd593_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124819633_33349fd593_m.jpg" width="240" height="186" alt="Hello!" /></a></p>

<p>J-4: Aujourd'hui c'était le dry dress ! Nous avons répété toutes les opérations du jour du décollage. Enfiler nos combinaisons et vérifier l'étanchéité, entrer dans la capsule sur le pas de tir et suivre toutes les étapes de préparation du lancement (au milieu de la nuit :flushed:)... Toute l'équipe était sur le pont, la situation était très réaliste - jusqu'à la playlist qu'on a écouté en roulant vers la fusée :wink: La prochaine fois que nous ferons ce chemin, il n'y aura pas de retour :rocket:<br />
.<br />
L-4: Today was dry dress ! It means we rehearsed the entire launch day operations, from getting suited up and leak-checking our spacesuits, to ingressing our capsule on the launch pad and going through all launch preparation steps (in the middle of the night)... The whole team was on deck and it felt real – even the playlist we listened to on the way to the rocket :notes::wink:. Next time we drive to that pad, we won’t be driving back... :rocket::red_car:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51124819023
title: Walkout
uri: Walkout
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819023/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51124819023/" title="Walkout"><img src="media/64dc5f9d.51124819023_0e07c3e3e8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51124819023_0e07c3e3e8_m.jpg" width="175" height="240" alt="Walkout" /></a></p>

<p>J-4: Aujourd'hui c'était le dry dress ! Nous avons répété toutes les opérations du jour du décollage. Enfiler nos combinaisons et vérifier l'étanchéité, entrer dans la capsule sur le pas de tir et suivre toutes les étapes de préparation du lancement (au milieu de la nuit :flushed:)... Toute l'équipe était sur le pont, la situation était très réaliste - jusqu'à la playlist qu'on a écouté en roulant vers la fusée :wink: La prochaine fois que nous ferons ce chemin, il n'y aura pas de retour :rocket:<br />
.<br />
L-4: Today was dry dress ! It means we rehearsed the entire launch day operations, from getting suited up and leak-checking our spacesuits, to ingressing our capsule on the launch pad and going through all launch preparation steps (in the middle of the night)... The whole team was on deck and it felt real – even the playlist we listened to on the way to the rocket :notes::wink:. Next time we drive to that pad, we won’t be driving back... :rocket::red_car:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50819384457
title: :ok_hand:
uri: ok_hand
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50819384457/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50819384457/" title=":ok_hand:"><img src="media/41e4b5b8.50819384457_f33cd9aecb_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50819384457_f33cd9aecb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=":ok_hand:" /></a></p>

<p>#AlphaTrainingRecap 9/12: On dirait les joysticks d’une console un peu rétro ️ mais ils ont un rôle très important. Grâce à eux, on pilote le Canadarm :ca: de la Station spatiale internationale pour la maintenance, les sorties extravéhiculaires et aussi pour amarrer des vaisseaux cargo. Ce sont des manœuvres délicates pour lesquelles il a fallu m'entraîner. Le bras a de nombreux degrés de liberté et seulement 2 joysticks pour les contrôler !<br />
Dans le futur, on utilisera peut-être les connaissances acquises grâce à l’expérience Pilote : elle utilise un casque de réalité virtuelle et un dispositif avec retours haptiques. L’objectif est d’aider les futurs explorateurs lunaires et martiens à piloter des robots. Mais pour l’instant, elle ressemble un peu à un jeu vidéo :video_game:<br />
.<br />
#AlphaTrainingRecap 9/12: These are the joysticks we use to move the @Space_Station's Canadarm for maintenance, spacewalks and berthing spacecraft. As with everything training makes us get used to it. We use the joysticks to operate the robotic arm in all degrees of movement possible, which is many! There are some pictures of the setup on the Space Station where there are two robotic workstations, one in Cupola and one in the US Destiny Lab, and a picture of the arm in use, releasing HTV-6. Hopefully this year the European Robotic Arm will be launched with the latest addition to the International Space Station, the Russian laboratory Nauka, then we get an extra two robotic arm workstations!<br />
<br />
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PHOTO DATE: December 15, 2020<br />
LOCATION: Building 16, Room 135DA<br />
SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during ROBO TC OBT FAM training.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel<br />
<br />
jsc2020e053711</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50819386582
title: At the controls
uri: At-the-controls
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50819386582/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50819386582/" title="At the controls"><img src="media/52d05a6e.50819386582_09f1caaca4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50819386582_09f1caaca4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="At the controls" /></a></p>

<p>#AlphaTrainingRecap 9/12: On dirait les joysticks d’une console un peu rétro ️ mais ils ont un rôle très important. Grâce à eux, on pilote le Canadarm :ca: de la Station spatiale internationale pour la maintenance, les sorties extravéhiculaires et aussi pour amarrer des vaisseaux cargo. Ce sont des manœuvres délicates pour lesquelles il a fallu m'entraîner. Le bras a de nombreux degrés de liberté et seulement 2 joysticks pour les contrôler !<br />
Dans le futur, on utilisera peut-être les connaissances acquises grâce à l’expérience Pilote : elle utilise un casque de réalité virtuelle et un dispositif avec retours haptiques. L’objectif est d’aider les futurs explorateurs lunaires et martiens à piloter des robots. Mais pour l’instant, elle ressemble un peu à un jeu vidéo :video_game:<br />
.<br />
#AlphaTrainingRecap 9/12: These are the joysticks we use to move the @Space_Station's Canadarm for maintenance, spacewalks and berthing spacecraft. As with everything training makes us get used to it. We use the joysticks to operate the robotic arm in all degrees of movement possible, which is many! There are some pictures of the setup on the Space Station where there are two robotic workstations, one in Cupola and one in the US Destiny Lab, and a picture of the arm in use, releasing HTV-6. Hopefully this year the European Robotic Arm will be launched with the latest addition to the International Space Station, the Russian laboratory Nauka, then we get an extra two robotic arm workstations!<br />
<br />
PHOTO DATE: December 15, 2020<br />
LOCATION: Building 16, Room 135DA<br />
SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during ROBO TC OBT FAM training.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel<br />
<br />
jsc2020e053713</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51127107450
title: Looking up at the rocket
uri: Looking-up-at-the-rocket
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51127107450/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51127107450/" title="Looking up at the rocket"><img src="media/debcbc8f.51127107450_95a9ccd274_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51127107450_95a9ccd274_m.jpg" width="136" height="240" alt="Looking up at the rocket" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Video 2021-04-17 at 08.57.47</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126205248
title: Our launchpad
uri: Our-launchpad
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126205248/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126205248/" title="Our launchpad"><img src="media/9782bfbb.51126205248_4510a5902f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51126205248_4510a5902f_m.jpg" width="136" height="240" alt="Our launchpad" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Video 2021-04-16 at 19.38.12</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126205098
title: In front of the rocket
uri: In-front-of-the-rocket
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126205098/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126205098/" title="In front of the rocket"><img src="media/3b9b84f8.51126205098_4296fb0ee6_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51126205098_4296fb0ee6_m.jpg" width="158" height="240" alt="In front of the rocket" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: SpaceX<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-18 at 16.59.59</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126045584
title: Dream crew
uri: Dream-crew
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126045584/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126045584/" title="Dream crew"><img src="media/a6068d5b.51126045584_7d663425b5_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51126045584_7d663425b5_m.jpg" width="240" height="139" alt="Dream crew" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: SpaceX<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-18 at 16.59.59</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126293066
title: Looking at the launchpad
uri: Looking-at-the-launchpad
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126293066/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126293066/" title="Looking at the launchpad"><img src="media/1ed4d348.51126293066_19246b855a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51126293066_19246b855a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Looking at the launchpad" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-16 at 20.16.55</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126045804
title: Space Shuttle cutlery
uri: Space-Shuttle-cutlery
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126045804/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126045804/" title="Space Shuttle cutlery"><img src="media/372a583b.51126045804_98b26251e0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51126045804_98b26251e0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Space Shuttle cutlery" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-16 at 17.05.50</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51125730567
title: Breakfast at Kennedy
uri: Breakfast-at-Kennedy
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125730567/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125730567/" title="Breakfast at Kennedy"><img src="media/4f56a1ab.51125730567_4f572ea5c0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51125730567_4f572ea5c0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Breakfast at Kennedy" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-16 at 17.00.37</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51125730597
title: Suit!
uri: Suit
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125730597/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51125730597/" title="Suit!"><img src="media/022ff12d.51125730597_4bb6791b04_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51125730597_4bb6791b04_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Suit!" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-15 at 23.57.01</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51126293301
title: Astronaut parking only
uri: Astronaut-parking-only
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126293301/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51126293301/" title="Astronaut parking only"><img src="media/7362a2a5.51126293301_663d9ec26b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51126293301_663d9ec26b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Astronaut parking only" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-15 at 23.56.31</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51128912072
title: Kennedy car parking
uri: Kennedy-car-parking
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51128912072/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51128912072/" title="Kennedy car parking"><img src="media/8bc65cfd.51128912072_77aa78ac35_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51128912072_77aa78ac35_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Kennedy car parking" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-20 at 16.37.51</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50690104051
title: Zip it
uri: Zip-it
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690104051/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690104051/" title="Zip it"><img src="media/e4401595.50690104051_fd43088bd9_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50690104051_fd43088bd9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Zip it" /></a></p>

<p>We spend a lot of training on the systems that keep us alive, the ECLSS (pronounced Ecluss), that stands for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems. So the air we breath, the water we drink and a cozy temperature to stay alive. You can understand why it is important. These photos show water operations training at NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Station mockup and a picture working with Aki on ESA's Life Support System at the European Astronaut Centre. The water recycling system on the International Space Station is... complicated, but a marvel of engineering. We try to recycle as much as possible and water is relatively very heavy so the less water we launch to space the better. This means that yes our coffee is literally recycled sweat, condensation and pee, but it still tastes good! Clean drinkable water is a necessity and a UN sustainable development goal as well, so like all Space Station system a critical system and we pay attention, also I need my coffee in the morning :) <br />
.<br />
Nous nous sommes longuement entraînés sur le système de contrôle environnemental et de survie de la Station, ECLSS (prononcez « iclaisse » pour Environmental Control and Life Support Systems). Ça concerne l'air qu’on respire, l'eau qu’on boit et une température confortable pour rester en vie, bref : des choses assez importantes :sweat_smile: Ici par exemple, c’est le système de recyclage de l'eau et il est… vraiment compliqué, mais c'est une merveille d'ingénierie. On recycle tout ce qu’on peut dans la Station spatiale internationale, et notamment l’eau qui est lourde à transporter. Disons le clairement : une grande partie de ce qu’on mange et boit là-haut est constitué de sueur, de condensation et d’urine recyclées, mais on ne s’en rend absolument pas compte. En tout cas, ça donne de bonnes habitudes de vie : sur terre aussi, l’eau potable est un bien précieux, c’est d’ailleurs un des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies. Ici, on s’entraînait avec Aki à maintenir les systèmes d’eau de l’ISS, dans une maquette grandeur nature du NASA Johnson Space Center. C’est bien entendu un équipement indispensable à notre survie dans l’espace !<br />
<br />
PHOTO DATE: 12/01/2020. LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - SVMF - ISS Mockups. SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during EHS Water Ops training.  PHOTOGRAPHER: Norah Moran<br />
<br />
jsc2020e050612</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50949105566
title: Life support system
uri: Life-support-system
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50949105566/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50949105566/" title="Life support system"><img src="media/463cb90c.50949105566_fdc59007db_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50949105566_fdc59007db_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Life support system" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: EWe spend a lot of training on the systems that keep us alive, the ECLSS (pronounced Ecluss), that stands for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems. So the air we breath, the water we drink and a cozy temperature to stay alive. You can understand why it is important. These photos show water operations training at NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Station mockup and a picture working with Aki on ESA's Life Support System at the European Astronaut Centre. The water recycling system on the International Space Station is... complicated, but a marvel of engineering. We try to recycle as much as possible and water is relatively very heavy so the less water we launch to space the better. This means that yes our coffee is literally recycled sweat, condensation and pee, but it still tastes good! Clean drinkable water is a necessity and a UN sustainable development goal as well, so like all Space Station system a critical system and we pay attention, also I need my coffee in the morning :) <br />
.<br />
Nous nous sommes longuement entraînés sur le système de contrôle environnemental et de survie de la Station, ECLSS (prononcez « iclaisse » pour Environmental Control and Life Support Systems). Ça concerne l'air qu’on respire, l'eau qu’on boit et une température confortable pour rester en vie, bref : des choses assez importantes :sweat_smile: Ici par exemple, c’est le système de recyclage de l'eau et il est… vraiment compliqué, mais c'est une merveille d'ingénierie. On recycle tout ce qu’on peut dans la Station spatiale internationale, et notamment l’eau qui est lourde à transporter. Disons le clairement : une grande partie de ce qu’on mange et boit là-haut est constitué de sueur, de condensation et d’urine recyclées, mais on ne s’en rend absolument pas compte. En tout cas, ça donne de bonnes habitudes de vie : sur terre aussi, l’eau potable est un bien précieux, c’est d’ailleurs un des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies. Ici, on s’entraînait avec Aki à maintenir les systèmes d’eau de l’ISS, dans une maquette grandeur nature du NASA Johnson Space Center. C’est bien entendu un équipement indispensable à notre survie dans l’espace !<br />
<br />
<br />
ESA<br />
<br />
day4 life support rack_00006</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50689352263
title: Water
uri: Water
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50689352263/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50689352263/" title="Water"><img src="media/76131e7a.50689352263_1795bf0d9a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50689352263_1795bf0d9a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Water" /></a></p>

<p>We spend a lot of training on the systems that keep us alive, the ECLSS (pronounced Ecluss), that stands for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems. So the air we breath, the water we drink and a cozy temperature to stay alive. You can understand why it is important. These photos show water operations training at NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Station mockup and a picture working with Aki on ESA's Life Support System at the European Astronaut Centre. The water recycling system on the International Space Station is... complicated, but a marvel of engineering. We try to recycle as much as possible and water is relatively very heavy so the less water we launch to space the better. This means that yes our coffee is literally recycled sweat, condensation and pee, but it still tastes good! Clean drinkable water is a necessity and a UN sustainable development goal as well, so like all Space Station system a critical system and we pay attention, also I need my coffee in the morning :) <br />
.<br />
Nous nous sommes longuement entraînés sur le système de contrôle environnemental et de survie de la Station, ECLSS (prononcez « iclaisse » pour Environmental Control and Life Support Systems). Ça concerne l'air qu’on respire, l'eau qu’on boit et une température confortable pour rester en vie, bref : des choses assez importantes :sweat_smile: Ici par exemple, c’est le système de recyclage de l'eau et il est… vraiment compliqué, mais c'est une merveille d'ingénierie. On recycle tout ce qu’on peut dans la Station spatiale internationale, et notamment l’eau qui est lourde à transporter. Disons le clairement : une grande partie de ce qu’on mange et boit là-haut est constitué de sueur, de condensation et d’urine recyclées, mais on ne s’en rend absolument pas compte. En tout cas, ça donne de bonnes habitudes de vie : sur terre aussi, l’eau potable est un bien précieux, c’est d’ailleurs un des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies. Ici, on s’entraînait avec Aki à maintenir les systèmes d’eau de l’ISS, dans une maquette grandeur nature du NASA Johnson Space Center. C’est bien entendu un équipement indispensable à notre survie dans l’espace !<br />
<br />
<br />
PHOTO DATE: 12/01/2020. LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - SVMF - ISS Mockups. SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during EHS Water Ops training.  PHOTOGRAPHER: Norah Moran<br />
<br />
jsc2020e050632</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50690105631
title: In here
uri: In-here
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690105631/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690105631/" title="In here"><img src="media/3cd2e5ec.50690105631_5921304cb1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50690105631_5921304cb1_m.jpg" width="240" height="192" alt="In here" /></a></p>

<p>We spend a lot of training on the systems that keep us alive, the ECLSS (pronounced Ecluss), that stands for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems. So the air we breath, the water we drink and a cozy temperature to stay alive. You can understand why it is important. These photos show water operations training at NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Station mockup and a picture working with Aki on ESA's Life Support System at the European Astronaut Centre. The water recycling system on the International Space Station is... complicated, but a marvel of engineering. We try to recycle as much as possible and water is relatively very heavy so the less water we launch to space the better. This means that yes our coffee is literally recycled sweat, condensation and pee, but it still tastes good! Clean drinkable water is a necessity and a UN sustainable development goal as well, so like all Space Station system a critical system and we pay attention, also I need my coffee in the morning :) <br />
.<br />
Nous nous sommes longuement entraînés sur le système de contrôle environnemental et de survie de la Station, ECLSS (prononcez « iclaisse » pour Environmental Control and Life Support Systems). Ça concerne l'air qu’on respire, l'eau qu’on boit et une température confortable pour rester en vie, bref : des choses assez importantes :sweat_smile: Ici par exemple, c’est le système de recyclage de l'eau et il est… vraiment compliqué, mais c'est une merveille d'ingénierie. On recycle tout ce qu’on peut dans la Station spatiale internationale, et notamment l’eau qui est lourde à transporter. Disons le clairement : une grande partie de ce qu’on mange et boit là-haut est constitué de sueur, de condensation et d’urine recyclées, mais on ne s’en rend absolument pas compte. En tout cas, ça donne de bonnes habitudes de vie : sur terre aussi, l’eau potable est un bien précieux, c’est d’ailleurs un des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies. Ici, on s’entraînait avec Aki à maintenir les systèmes d’eau de l’ISS, dans une maquette grandeur nature du NASA Johnson Space Center. C’est bien entendu un équipement indispensable à notre survie dans l’espace !<br />
<br />
<br />
PHOTO DATE: 12/01/2020. LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - SVMF - ISS Mockups. SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during EHS Water Ops training.  PHOTOGRAPHER: Norah Moran<br />
<br />
jsc2020e050629</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50690106016
title: This thing turns this way
uri: This-thing-turns-this-way
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690106016/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50690106016/" title="This thing turns this way"><img src="media/d12325fe.50690106016_c40b9b260a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50690106016_c40b9b260a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="This thing turns this way" /></a></p>

<p>We spend a lot of training on the systems that keep us alive, the ECLSS (pronounced Ecluss), that stands for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems. So the air we breath, the water we drink and a cozy temperature to stay alive. You can understand why it is important. These photos show water operations training at NASA's Johnson Space Center Space Station mockup and a picture working with Aki on ESA's Life Support System at the European Astronaut Centre. The water recycling system on the International Space Station is... complicated, but a marvel of engineering. We try to recycle as much as possible and water is relatively very heavy so the less water we launch to space the better. This means that yes our coffee is literally recycled sweat, condensation and pee, but it still tastes good! Clean drinkable water is a necessity and a UN sustainable development goal as well, so like all Space Station system a critical system and we pay attention, also I need my coffee in the morning :) <br />
.<br />
Nous nous sommes longuement entraînés sur le système de contrôle environnemental et de survie de la Station, ECLSS (prononcez « iclaisse » pour Environmental Control and Life Support Systems). Ça concerne l'air qu’on respire, l'eau qu’on boit et une température confortable pour rester en vie, bref : des choses assez importantes :sweat_smile: Ici par exemple, c’est le système de recyclage de l'eau et il est… vraiment compliqué, mais c'est une merveille d'ingénierie. On recycle tout ce qu’on peut dans la Station spatiale internationale, et notamment l’eau qui est lourde à transporter. Disons le clairement : une grande partie de ce qu’on mange et boit là-haut est constitué de sueur, de condensation et d’urine recyclées, mais on ne s’en rend absolument pas compte. En tout cas, ça donne de bonnes habitudes de vie : sur terre aussi, l’eau potable est un bien précieux, c’est d’ailleurs un des objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies. Ici, on s’entraînait avec Aki à maintenir les systèmes d’eau de l’ISS, dans une maquette grandeur nature du NASA Johnson Space Center. C’est bien entendu un équipement indispensable à notre survie dans l’espace !<br />
.<br />
PHOTO DATE: 12/01/2020. LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - SVMF - ISS Mockups. SUBJECT: SpaceX Crew-2 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during EHS Water Ops training.  PHOTOGRAPHER: Norah Moran<br />
<br />
jsc2020e050627</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51132704165
title: CASA
uri: CASA
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132704165/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132704165/" title="CASA"><img src="media/d3eda97e.51132704165_f6882e3131_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51132704165_f6882e3131_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="CASA" /></a></p>

<p>It seems the weather is cooperating, so looks like we will try to launch tomorrow!!! Our friends on the Space Station are expecting us to show up and we don’t want to be late. They even installed my bedroom recently and literally made my bed. Such nice hosts!<br />
.<br />
La météo a l'air de coopérer, donc on devrait essayer de décoller demain !!! Nos amis à bord de l'ISS nous attendent et on ne voudrait pas être en retard :blush: ils ont installé ma chambre très récemment et ont littéralement fait mon lit :relieved: Une chambre d'hôte :star::star::star::star::star:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA<br />
<br />
GMT097_16_13_Kate Rubins_1112_EBOT and CASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51131805343
title: Tu casa
uri: Tu-casa
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51131805343/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51131805343/" title="Tu casa"><img src="media/c0e4ba44.51131805343_4928297493_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51131805343_4928297493_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Tu casa" /></a></p>

<p>It seems the weather is cooperating, so looks like we will try to launch tomorrow!!! Our friends on the Space Station are expecting us to show up and we don’t want to be late. They even installed my bedroom recently and literally made my bed. Such nice hosts!<br />
.<br />
La météo a l'air de coopérer, donc on devrait essayer de décoller demain !!! Nos amis à bord de l'ISS nous attendent et on ne voudrait pas être en retard :blush: ils ont installé ma chambre très récemment et ont littéralement fait mon lit :relieved: Une chambre d'hôte :star::star::star::star::star:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA<br />
<br />
GMT097_16_13_Kate Rubins_1112_EBOT and CASA</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51132370049
title: Mi casa
uri: Mi-casa
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132370049/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132370049/" title="Mi casa"><img src="media/97012bb5.51132370049_de3b8bf526_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51132370049_de3b8bf526_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mi casa" /></a></p>

<p>It seems the weather is cooperating, so looks like we will try to launch tomorrow!!! Our friends on the Space Station are expecting us to show up and we don’t want to be late. They even installed my bedroom recently and literally made my bed. Such nice hosts!<br />
.<br />
La météo a l'air de coopérer, donc on devrait essayer de décoller demain !!! Nos amis à bord de l'ISS nous attendent et on ne voudrait pas être en retard :blush: ils ont installé ma chambre très récemment et ont littéralement fait mon lit :relieved: Une chambre d'hôte :star::star::star::star::star:<br />
<br />
Credits: NASA<br />
<br />
GMT097_14_19_Victor Glover_CASA Install EBOT Batt Ops 75P Trash Xfer</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51132597619
title: Cheese
uri: 2021-04-23-Cheese
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132597619/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132597619/" title="Cheese"><img src="media/c8f2ac01.51132597619_ce829c99e7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51132597619_ce829c99e7_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Cheese" /></a></p>

<p>Décollage demain ! Ce soir mon ultime repas (on ne parle pas de « dernier repas pour des raisons évidentes) sera composé de :<br />
<br />
:poultry_leg: Poulet rôti et purée (hyper simple)<br />
 Plateau de fromages et baguette (hyper français)<br />
:ice_cream: Glaces en dessert (hyper classique)<br />
<br />
Bon appétit, rendez-vous dans l'espace :sparkles:️:man:‍:rocket:<br />
<br />
 Thanks to all the @NASA and @SpaceX teams taking fantastic care of us here at @NASAKennedy, we are grateful they take the extra step to make our last (for now :wink:) days on Earth enjoyable! Tomorrow we launch! Tonight our ultimate meal (we don't call it the last meal for obvious reasons :grinning:). This is on my menu: <br />
<br />
:poultry_leg: Poulet rôti et purée (hyper simple)<br />
 Plateau de fromages et baguette (hyper français)<br />
:ice_cream: Glaces en dessert (hyper classique)<br />
<br />
Bon appétit and see you y'all in space!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-22 at 18.27.54</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51132191942
title: Launch breakfast!
uri: Launch-breakfast
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132191942/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132191942/" title="Launch breakfast!"><img src="media/35c174bc.51132191942_d387f9e699_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51132191942_d387f9e699_m.jpg" width="136" height="240" alt="Launch breakfast!" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Video 2021-04-23 at 06.38.39</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51132191947
title: Calm before the storm
uri: Calm-before-the-storm
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132191947/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51132191947/" title="Calm before the storm"><img src="media/d1b4fbd8.51132191947_5d14f4e360_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51132191947_5d14f4e360_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Calm before the storm" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
Image 2021-04-22 at 18.40.00</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51135612976
title: Endeavour arriving
uri: Endeavour-arriving
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51135612976/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51135612976/" title="Endeavour arriving"><img src="media/fa6888ee.51135612976_a18efbc7a4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51135612976_a18efbc7a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Endeavour arriving" /></a></p>

<p>24 hours in the space of a Fiat500 with three good friends… a student road-trip? No, this is the approach of Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. A superb performance by all the trainers and operational people who prepared us and carried out this voyage. We were flying at 400 km above Earth for 24 hours but it felt like home.<br />
.<br />
24h dans le volume d'une Fiat 500 avec trois amis, un road trip d'étudiants ? Non : l'approche de l’ISS en Crew Dragon ! Superbe performance technique et opérationelle de toutes les équipes qui nous ont entrainés et encadrés pour ce voyage. Ou comment voler à 400 km d'altitude pendant 24h en se sentant comme chez soi ! <br />
<br />
Credits: JAXA/NASA–S. Noguchi<br />
<br />
24 Apr 21_Endeavor Appr 2_549D6649</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138321845
title: Falcon 9 second stage
uri: Falcon-9-second-stage
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138321845/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138321845/" title="Falcon 9 second stage"><img src="media/f4fc5474.51138321845_f8a16f00e9_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138321845_f8a16f00e9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Falcon 9 second stage" /></a></p>

<p>I took a very lucky shot: as I was getting out of my spacesuit and looking out the window, I happened to spot our second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, casually flying in formation with us on a perfectly parallel track, but lower... two tiny objects 200 km above Earth! A series of manoeuvres changed our trajectory (and the second stage) and soon we were on diverging paths! Thanks for the ride, though, and so long Falcon 9 (maybe I'll see our first stage again since it landed successfully )<br />
<br />
Quelle chance ! J’ai réussi à photographier le 2e étage du @SpaceX Flacon 9 alors qu’il volait sur une trajectoire parfaitement parallèle à la nôtre, mais un peu plus bas. Après une série de manœuvres, nos chemins ont divergé. Merci pour le voyage :wave: <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0001</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51136391534
title: Group photo
uri: Group-photo
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51136391534/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51136391534/" title="Group photo"><img src="media/10130dd8.51136391534_a80dfe23f4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51136391534_a80dfe23f4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Group photo" /></a></p>

<p>It is good to be back!  We just called our friends and families to reassure them we arrived in good health, the smiles on our faces (no masks up here!) speak volumes. It is a great feeling to be weightless again in the Space Station. It feels familiar in a way, but also very special. The space is less tidy than last time, but this is simply because there is more equipment  We now have a few hours to install our sleeping bags, toiletries, sport gear and so on, afterwards… to work!<br />
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De retour à la maison... !  On vient de se retrouver avec l'équipage et d'appeler pour rassurer nos proches : tout va extrêmement bien ici, les sourires sur nos visages (non masqués !) en disent long je pense ! C'est une incroyable sensation de retrouver l'impesanteur et l'environnement de la Station - à la fois c'est très familier mais chaque retour dans l'espace reste vraiment spécial. Elle est moins bien rangée que la dernière fois !  Ce n'est pas de la faute des collègues, il y a simplement de plus en plus d'équipements à bord. Maintenant on a quelques heures pour installer son sac de couchage et ses petites affaires de toilette, de sport... et on attaque le travail ! <br />
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Credits: JAXA/NASA–S Noguchi<br />
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crew2 arrival 527C2562</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137531971
title: Dragon toilet
uri: Dragon-toilet
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137531971/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137531971/" title="Dragon toilet"><img src="media/7a148d96.51137531971_60498806fd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137531971_60498806fd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon toilet" /></a></p>

<p>Here's one of the most secret yet useful systems on the spacecraft... our toilet! There's a curtain for privacy, and the rest is really just technicalities... let's just say that the only advantage is the view. :wink: Shoutout to its designer at SpaceX!<br />
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Voici l'un des équipements les plus secrets du Crew dragon, et pourtant c'est l'un des plus utiles : les toilettes ! Un simple rideau pour l’intimité, et le reste c’est surtout des détails techniques. Mais la vue est imprenable ;) Bravo au designer de SpaceX !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0156</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137704348
title: Lookin' out the window
uri: Lookin-out-the-window
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137704348/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137704348/" title="Lookin&#039; out the window"><img src="media/44e8a11a.51137704348_7fa0c3f48b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137704348_7fa0c3f48b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lookin&#039; out the window" /></a></p>

<p>Admiring the view, but when you launch from Cape Canaveral, you mustn't forget the sunscreen... I didn't have this problem in Baikonur! ☀:sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0163</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138263639
title: Cool Shane
uri: Cool-Shane
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138263639/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138263639/" title="Cool Shane"><img src="media/15309169.51138263639_c190c931ca_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138263639_c190c931ca_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cool Shane" /></a></p>

<p>Second time I fly to space with Shane, and he was as happy as me to see the view again. So beautiful it blinds you if you don't wear the appropriate eyewear... and it's never too dark to be cool :sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0102</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51136812777
title: Window view
uri: Window-view
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51136812777/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51136812777/" title="Window view"><img src="media/0e2834b3.51136812777_0b661c2a0c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51136812777_0b661c2a0c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Window view" /></a></p>

<p>The white of the Dragon interior gives a nice contrast with the glowing blue of Earth against the black of space<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0054</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138263714
title: What a view!
uri: What-a-view
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138263714/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138263714/" title="What a view!"><img src="media/b38f6c8c.51138263714_b02d080fa1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138263714_b02d080fa1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="What a view!" /></a></p>

<p>You can NEVER get tired of this view. First glimpse from the side windows of Crew Dragon after arrival on orbit. Same emotion as 4 years ago... but bigger windows :wink:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0029</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138783139
title: Aki sleeping
uri: Aki-sleeping
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138783139/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138783139/" title="Aki sleeping"><img src="media/cb802e21.51138783139_fb795675d5_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138783139_fb795675d5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Aki sleeping" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board Dragon series: sleeping (demonstrated by Aki) :blush:. He was napping and using the natural tension of his body to secure himself between his seat and the roof... When we went to sleep for the night, we deployed sleeping bags and slepts I your respective seats, strapped in to not float away (a more conventional technique).<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T, Pesquet<br />
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531A0088</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138221728
title: Cargo everywhere
uri: Cargo-everywhere
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138221728/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138221728/" title="Cargo everywhere"><img src="media/ccbaadf5.51138221728_1af7cf3518_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138221728_1af7cf3518_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cargo everywhere" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board a dragon: cargo is packed everywhere and you have to use the possibilities of weightlessness.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0035</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138756854
title: Hanging out
uri: 2021-04-25-Hanging-out
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138756854/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138756854/" title="Hanging out"><img src="media/3ab77b6b.51138756854_e06975b0ed_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138756854_e06975b0ed_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hanging out" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board series: hanging out between manoeuvers. We don’t wear the spacesuit during the whole ascent, only for the dynamic phases (launch and docking)... well, except if for example you have to prepare for a debris avoidance manoeuver... :sweat_smile: The rest of the time we wear T-shirt, polos, cargo pants... :tshirt: like on the International Space Station what do you think of astronaut fashion? :wink:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0057</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137298212
title: Shane lookin' out the window
uri: Shane-lookin-out-the-window
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137298212/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137298212/" title="Shane lookin&#039; out the window"><img src="media/187eaf4d.51137298212_c3b21a90dc_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137298212_c3b21a90dc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Shane lookin&#039; out the window" /></a></p>

<p>Second time I fly to space with Shane, and he was as happy as me to see the view again. So beautiful it blinds you if you don't wear the appropriate eyewear... and it's never too dark to be cool :sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0099</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137258762
title: Aki in Dragon
uri: Aki-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137258762/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137258762/" title="Aki in Dragon"><img src="media/e3af706d.51137258762_386b9f0789_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137258762_386b9f0789_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Aki in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board Dragon series: eating (as demonstrated by Aki)<br />
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Comment manger dans l'espace ? Démonstration avec Aki !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0052</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138149658
title: Megan in Dragon
uri: Megan-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138149658/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138149658/" title="Megan in Dragon"><img src="media/df24db48.51138149658_b663cf9a14_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138149658_b663cf9a14_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Megan in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Megan, back to space after her Shuttle mission in 2009 is enjoying the view from the Dragon's front hatch (the one that later opened to the Space Station!)<br />
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Megan, de retour dans l'espace après sa mission à bord de la navette spatiale en 2009, admire la vue depuis l'écoutille avant (celle qu'on a ouvert plus tard pour entrer dans la ISS).<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0045</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137257152
title: Shane in Dragon
uri: Shane-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137257152/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137257152/" title="Shane in Dragon"><img src="media/67df3568.51137257152_63c8d7ea23_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137257152_63c8d7ea23_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Shane in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Shane working the control panel with Aki... our zero-gravity indicator, the stuffed penguin, is barely hiding from view!<br />
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Shane travaille sur le panneau de contrôle avec Aki. Notre indicateur de pesanteur, un pingouin en peluche, est caché quelque part :mag: <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0041</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51139034330
title: Awesome spacecraft drivers
uri: Awesome-spacecraft-drivers
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51139034330/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51139034330/" title="Awesome spacecraft drivers"><img src="media/a4bfc0b4.51139034330_19ca89e475_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51139034330_19ca89e475_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Awesome spacecraft drivers" /></a></p>

<p>Ladies and gentlemen, your awesome flight crew, Megan and Shane ! They are very good spacecraft drivers ;)<br />
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Mesdames et messieurs, notre formidable personnel navigant, Megan et Shane ! Ce sont d'excellents pilotes de vaisseaux spatiaux ;)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0039</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138710374
title: Me in Dragon
uri: Me-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138710374/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138710374/" title="Me in Dragon"><img src="media/bede4e1d.51138710374_ebd7312c00_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138710374_ebd7312c00_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Me in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Sometimes space is good just for lounging<br />
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Et enfin, quelque chose qu'on n'aura pas trop le temps de faire à bord de la ISS: se délasser !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0052</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138277058
title: Dragon approach
uri: Dragon-approach
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138277058/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138277058/" title="Dragon approach"><img src="media/c0b1eb78.51138277058_d651c2f748_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138277058_d651c2f748_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon approach" /></a></p>

<p> Notre dragon est minuscule comparé à l’immensité de notre planète, mais il pèse quand même plus de 10 tonnes, et il a fière allure :sunglasses:<br />
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A picture of our Dragon in approach to the International Space Station... yes it's tiny compared to the immensity of earth, but it still weighs over 10 000 kg, and it looks really good. :dragon::sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: NASA<br />
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607A2495</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138277208
title: Small compared to Earth
uri: Small-compared-to-Earth
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138277208/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138277208/" title="Small compared to Earth"><img src="media/edb2dff6.51138277208_50256619d4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138277208_50256619d4_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Small compared to Earth" /></a></p>

<p> Notre dragon est minuscule comparé à l’immensité de notre planète, mais il pèse quand même plus de 10 tonnes, et il a fière allure :sunglasses:<br />
<br />
A picture of our Dragon in approach to the International Space Station... yes it's tiny compared to the immensity of earth, but it still weighs over 10 000 kg, and it looks really good. :dragon::sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: NASA<br />
<br />
607A2147</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137383072
title: Dragon seen from the Space Station
uri: Dragon-seen-from-the-Space-Station
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137383072/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137383072/" title="Dragon seen from the Space Station"><img src="media/29505103.51137383072_e0b7f3f469_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137383072_e0b7f3f469_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon seen from the Space Station" /></a></p>

<p> Notre dragon est minuscule comparé à l’immensité de notre planète, mais il pèse quand même plus de 10 tonnes, et il a fière allure :sunglasses:<br />
<br />
A picture of our Dragon in approach to the International Space Station... yes it's tiny compared to the immensity of earth, but it still weighs over 10 000 kg, and it looks really good. :dragon::sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: NASA<br />
<br />
607A2138</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138833129
title: Lucky shot of Space Station
uri: Lucky-shot-of-Space-Station
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138833129/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138833129/" title="Lucky shot of Space Station"><img src="media/a915435e.51138833129_209fdf0a6d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138833129_209fdf0a6d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lucky shot of Space Station" /></a></p>

<p>These pictures might not seem that much but that's our first sighting of ISS, dozens of kilometers away!!!!!! Our destination, brightly lit by the sun, looked like a tiny insect in the sky, when it's 70m wide in reality. Another stroke of luck as I was looking out the window.<br />
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Première vue sur la Station spatiale internationale, à des dizaines de kilomètres ! Notre destination était vivement illuminée par le Soleil. Elle mesure 70 m et pourtant on aurait dit un insecte minuscule ! Un autre coup de chance, je regardais par le hublot au bon moment. <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0207</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137382747
title: Dozens of km away
uri: Dozens-of-km-away
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137382747/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137382747/" title="Dozens of km away"><img src="media/a12573e5.51137382747_f8a5d52450_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137382747_f8a5d52450_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dozens of km away" /></a></p>

<p>These pictures might not seem that much but that's our first sighting of ISS, dozens of kilometers away!!!!!! Our destination, brightly lit by the sun, looked like a tiny insect in the sky, when it's 70m wide in reality. Another stroke of luck as I was looking out the window.<br />
<br />
Première vue sur la Station spatiale internationale, à des dizaines de kilomètres ! Notre destination était vivement illuminée par le Soleil. Elle mesure 70 m et pourtant on aurait dit un insecte minuscule ! Un autre coup de chance, je regardais par le hublot au bon moment. <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0206</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51139137540
title: Endeavour window
uri: Endeavour-window
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51139137540/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51139137540/" title="Endeavour window"><img src="media/a02dd79a.51139137540_a8911001bf_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51139137540_a8911001bf_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Endeavour window" /></a></p>

<p>Dragon has two rather large windows, so when the orientation of the spacecraft permits, we can observe the ground below... or the curvature of Earth<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0071</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138030671
title: Dragon window
uri: Dragon-window
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138030671/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138030671/" title="Dragon window"><img src="media/8a211c94.51138030671_38b6c9b011_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138030671_38b6c9b011_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon window" /></a></p>

<p>Dragon has two rather large windows, so when the orientation of the spacecraft permits, we can observe the ground below... or the curvature of Earth<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0069</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138018116
title: Shaving
uri: 2021-04-26-Shaving
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138018116/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138018116/" title="Shaving"><img src="media/9f8da30f.51138018116_16e198791c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138018116_16e198791c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Shaving" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board series: Shaving (demonstrated by yours truly). We used our tablets in selfie camera mode as mirros and though we were smart... before we realized NASA and SpaceX had packed tiny real shaving mirrors in our hygiene kit in the capsule!<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0171</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51137342707
title: Aki napping
uri: Aki-napping
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137342707/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51137342707/" title="Aki napping"><img src="media/19cbd2c0.51137342707_2ab4e5c223_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51137342707_2ab4e5c223_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Aki napping" /></a></p>

<p>Life on board series: during the 26 hours it took between launching and docking to station, we took some naps, and it's clear that Aki has the best body control... and no need for a bed in weightlessness :zzz:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51138793224
title: Shane admiring the view
uri: Shane-admiring-the-view
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138793224/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51138793224/" title="Shane admiring the view"><img src="media/6f6abdc9.51138793224_0b68441949_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51138793224_0b68441949_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Shane admiring the view" /></a></p>

<p>Second time I fly to space with Shane, and he was as happy as me to see the view again. So beautiful it blinds you if you don't wear the appropriate eyewear... and it's never too dark to be cool :sunglasses:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0100</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51141403135
title: In the arm
uri: In-the-arm
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51141403135/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51141403135/" title="In the arm"><img src="media/11f930ea.51141403135_69aa63a177_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51141403135_69aa63a177_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="In the arm" /></a></p>

<p>Aki et moi marchant vers notre Dragon, dans le bras d’accès vers la fusée, à 70 m d’altitude :rocket: Merci à SpaceX de nous avoir envoyé cette photo. Leur équipe de clôture a fait un boulot formidable : ce sont toutes les personnes en noir que vous avez vu autour de nous, équipées de masques, de combinaisons et avec un numéro dans le dos pour préciser leur rôle. On a l’air déterminés (et c’était le cas !) et peut-être un peu triste de quitter la Terre et les personnes qui nous sont chères… ou alors simplement fatigués, la nuit avait été très courte :wink: J’ai déjà l’impression que c’était il y a une éternité :sweat_smile:<br />
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Aki and me walking to our Dragon, in the access arm to the rocket 70 m high :rocket: The closeout team did a fantastic job (all the SpaceX ninjas you see around us with masks, black flightsuits and numbers on their backs – each with their defined roles… or almost). We look determined… and maybe a bit sad to leave Earth and our loved ones behind, or just tired (no sleep that night :sweat_smile:). It feels like we left earth long ago and it was just 3 days!<br />
.<br />
Crédits SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51141679966
title: Favourite hangout
uri: Favourite-hangout
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51141679966/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51141679966/" title="Favourite hangout"><img src="media/e695ba3b.51141679966_dda2d7ee7b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51141679966_dda2d7ee7b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Favourite hangout" /></a></p>

<p>Here’s everyone’s favourite hangout place on the International Space Station: the (European-built) Cupola! With windows on the world, a great place to drink your coffee, call a friend (yes, you can call Earth from the Space Station), or simply to take in the view. I promised myself to spend more time in here (but yes ESA I will still do all the work and more, don’t worry!) :wink:<br />
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Voici l'endroit préféré des astronautes à bord de la Station spatiale internationale : la Cupola, un équipement construit en Europe ! C'est notre fenêtre sur le monde, le lieu idéal pour boire un café, appeler nos proches (oui, on peut téléphoner depuis l'espace), ou simplement admirer la vue. Je me suis promis d'y passer un peu plus de temps lors de la #MissionAlpha (mais promis ESA, ça n'empiétera pas sur mon travail :wink:)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet <br />
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550K9370</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51142297891
title: Revoir la Normandie
uri: Revoir-la-Normandie
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51142297891/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51142297891/" title="Revoir la Normandie"><img src="media/4aa00549.51142297891_e49c28ae0c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51142297891_e49c28ae0c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Revoir la Normandie" /></a></p>

<p>The Space Station always travels from West to East, which is great for taking pictures of my birthplace Normandy. A perfect frame to start the Earth pictures of #MissionAlpha :wink:<br />
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La trajectoire de la Station va toujours d'ouest en est : une chance pour ma Normandie natale, sous le soleil comme toujours :sunglasses: (quoi qu’en diront les rageux :wink:). Elle ouvre le bal des photos depuis l’orbite !<br />
.<br />
607A2759</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51144033631
title: Paris sous le soleil
uri: Paris-sous-le-soleil
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51144033631/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51144033631/" title="Paris sous le soleil"><img src="media/548dbfe2.51144033631_f8734f9e10_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51144033631_f8734f9e10_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Paris sous le soleil" /></a></p>

<p>I haven't had much time yet to take photos of Earth as I have been busy and I need to readapt to microgravity. Also the International Space Station is different from the last time I was here during the Proxima mission in 2017: there are more people and it is more complex, and only going to get more. However we flew directly over Paris recently, the capital of France, and Soichi had setup the cameras already so I managed to snap this quick shot. Check out the shadows on the Eiffel Tower!<br />
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Je n’ai pas encore eu le temps de me remettre à la photo: il faut se réhabituer à l’environnement, et la station est plus complexe (et plus peuplée !) que lors de ma dernière mission. Mais j’ai eu droit à un passage à la verticale de Paris, par un temps parfait… je ne pouvais pas rater ça ! @Soichi, le maître ès photo à bord, avait déjà configuré les appareils :ok_hand: L'ombre de la Tour Eiffel est particulièrement impressionnante : on dirait un cadran solaire géant.<br />
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513B4131</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51143953922
title: Crew-1 before departing
uri: Crew-1-before-departing
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51143953922/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51143953922/" title="Crew-1 before departing"><img src="media/12f990b4.51143953922_17c775f1dd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51143953922_17c775f1dd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crew-1 before departing" /></a></p>

<p>We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job) <br />
.<br />
C'est rare et j'ai la chance d'en faire partie : nous sommes actuellement 11 dans la Station. L'ISS ne comporte que 6 chambres (bientôt 7 ) et en attendant vendredi, l'équipe sur le départ « campe ». D'ici là, les modules sont très peuplés, on se croirait dans le métro à l'heure de pointe :sweat_smile: Laissez moi vous présenter en particulier Shannon Walker. Elle possède des diplômes en physique et astrophysique, a été contrôleuse de vol sur le programme des navettes spatiales, a travaillé dès 1995 sur la conception de l'ISS et elle a volé à bord d'un Soyouz ET du Crew-1. Elle vient de passer le commandement à Aki. C'est aussi la 1re fois que 2 Crew Dragons sont amarrés simultanément à la Station ! Le nôtre est à l'avant et celui du Crew-1 est au zénith.<br />
.<br />
607A2904</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145410759
title: Notre Crew Dragon
uri: Notre-Crew-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145410759/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145410759/" title="Notre Crew Dragon"><img src="media/19188c86.51145410759_60c22e28e3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145410759_60c22e28e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Notre Crew Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job) <br />
.<br />
C'est rare et j'ai la chance d'en faire partie : nous sommes actuellement 11 dans la Station. L'ISS ne comporte que 6 chambres (bientôt 7 ) et en attendant vendredi, l'équipe sur le départ « campe ». D'ici là, les modules sont très peuplés, on se croirait dans le métro à l'heure de pointe :sweat_smile: Laissez moi vous présenter en particulier Shannon Walker. Elle possède des diplômes en physique et astrophysique, a été contrôleuse de vol sur le programme des navettes spatiales, a travaillé dès 1995 sur la conception de l'ISS et elle a volé à bord d'un Soyouz ET du Crew-1. Elle vient de passer le commandement à Aki. C'est aussi la 1re fois que 2 Crew Dragons sont amarrés simultanément à la Station ! Le nôtre est à l'avant et celui du Crew-1 est au zénith.<br />
.<br />
607A2876</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145734785
title: Mon nouveau fond d'écran
uri: Mon-nouveau-fond-d-écran
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145734785/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145734785/" title="Mon nouveau fond d&#039;écran"><img src="media/149dfb2a.51145734785_0a52a5b9fe_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145734785_0a52a5b9fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mon nouveau fond d&#039;écran" /></a></p>

<p>We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job) <br />
.<br />
C'est rare et j'ai la chance d'en faire partie : nous sommes actuellement 11 dans la Station. L'ISS ne comporte que 6 chambres (bientôt 7 ) et en attendant vendredi, l'équipe sur le départ « campe ». D'ici là, les modules sont très peuplés, on se croirait dans le métro à l'heure de pointe :sweat_smile: Laissez moi vous présenter en particulier Shannon Walker. Elle possède des diplômes en physique et astrophysique, a été contrôleuse de vol sur le programme des navettes spatiales, a travaillé dès 1995 sur la conception de l'ISS et elle a volé à bord d'un Soyouz ET du Crew-1. Elle vient de passer le commandement à Aki. C'est aussi la 1re fois que 2 Crew Dragons sont amarrés simultanément à la Station ! Le nôtre est à l'avant et celui du Crew-1 est au zénith.<br />
.<br />
607A2871</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51144853113
title: Commander Shannon Walker
uri: Commander-Shannon-Walker
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51144853113/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51144853113/" title="Commander Shannon Walker"><img src="media/ba5039d9.51144853113_1919f51a5d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51144853113_1919f51a5d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Commander Shannon Walker" /></a></p>

<p>We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job) <br />
.<br />
C'est rare et j'ai la chance d'en faire partie : nous sommes actuellement 11 dans la Station. L'ISS ne comporte que 6 chambres (bientôt 7 ) et en attendant vendredi, l'équipe sur le départ « campe ». D'ici là, les modules sont très peuplés, on se croirait dans le métro à l'heure de pointe :sweat_smile: Laissez moi vous présenter en particulier Shannon Walker. Elle possède des diplômes en physique et astrophysique, a été contrôleuse de vol sur le programme des navettes spatiales, a travaillé dès 1995 sur la conception de l'ISS et elle a volé à bord d'un Soyouz ET du Crew-1. Elle vient de passer le commandement à Aki. C'est aussi la 1re fois que 2 Crew Dragons sont amarrés simultanément à la Station ! Le nôtre est à l'avant et celui du Crew-1 est au zénith.<br />
.<br />
607A2844</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145410969
title: Columbus, super busy today
uri: Columbus-super-busy-today
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145410969/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145410969/" title="Columbus, super busy today"><img src="media/33cf65f1.51145410969_18040bf1e8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145410969_18040bf1e8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Columbus, super busy today" /></a></p>

<p>We hit the ground running on the Space Station ! We’ve been here for 48 hours and the whole crew is full at work on research. This is what will be a frequent work location for me: the European Columbus laboratory, early in the morning with no one inside, and super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people inside today! Looks like rush hour metro in London. Exciting times for space research!!! As we are 11 on the International Space Station and there are only 6 sleeping stations (soon we will have 7), the departing crew is camping out. Yesterday Commander Shannon Walker handed over the keys to Aki Hoshide who is now the commander of the second part of Expedition 65. The departing crew wore matching shirts. Crew-1 picked blue, we’re more going with the black and orange kind of vibe… The 11 people up here required spacecraft to got here so for the first time, we have 2 SpaceX Crew Dragons docked to the Space Station at the same time, one on the forward docking port (ours), and one on the zenith docking port (Crew-1’s). The good thing is that from their windows, you get an absolutely beautiful view of our vehicle… but not vice-versa (our windows face downwards, toward Earth. Our capsule is more beautiful anyway (yes, there is a slight change in the paint job) <br />
.<br />
C'est rare et j'ai la chance d'en faire partie : nous sommes actuellement 11 dans la Station. L'ISS ne comporte que 6 chambres (bientôt 7 ) et en attendant vendredi, l'équipe sur le départ « campe ». D'ici là, les modules sont très peuplés, on se croirait dans le métro à l'heure de pointe :sweat_smile: Laissez moi vous présenter en particulier Shannon Walker. Elle possède des diplômes en physique et astrophysique, a été contrôleuse de vol sur le programme des navettes spatiales, a travaillé dès 1995 sur la conception de l'ISS et elle a volé à bord d'un Soyouz ET du Crew-1. Elle vient de passer le commandement à Aki. C'est aussi la 1re fois que 2 Crew Dragons sont amarrés simultanément à la Station ! Le nôtre est à l'avant et celui du Crew-1 est au zénith.<br />
.<br />
607A2797</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51146758449
title: Fitness in space
uri: Fitness-in-space
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146758449/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146758449/" title="Fitness in space"><img src="media/8bb33523.51146758449_8d67336621_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51146758449_8d67336621_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Fitness in space" /></a></p>

<p>With 11 people on board and only four fitness stations it is difficult for everybody to get their required daily exercise. The departing Crew-1 have priority as they need their muscle and bone mass to resist to the gravity they will feel in a few days. We, as the arriving Crew-2, have 180 days of our mission to train and stay fit for our return. I did have a short session on the &quot;T2&quot; treadmill -which is not named after the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie I think, but because it is the second model of International Space Station treadmill. Unfortuneatly, with the fluid shift to the the upper body that astronauts experience in weightlessness, my legs already look smaller compared to before – Arnie would not be proud! ;)<br />
<br />
Avec 11 membres d’équipage, il y a une rotation sévère sur les équipements de sport ! Priorité à ceux qui descendent bientôt, pour qu’ils arrivent en forme (nous on a 180 jours devant nous pour entretenir la masse musculaire). J’ai quand même pu faire mes premiers pas sur notre tapis roulant aujourd’hui… mais avec le fluid shift dû à l’impesanteur, il me semble que mes jambes sont déjà nettement plus fines qu’au sol :fearful::thinking_face::runner:‍♂️<br />
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Credis: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
461H0865</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145970576
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145970576/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145970576/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/0f157b60.51145970576_47f6d11629_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145970576_47f6d11629_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51146193098
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: 2021-04-29-SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146193098/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146193098/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/7a192bcc.51146193098_cf776c1d8f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51146193098_cf776c1d8f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145294547
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: 2021-04-29-SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294547/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294547/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/8e3412e1.51145294547_3660d7e660_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145294547_3660d7e660_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145294662
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: 2021-04-29-SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294662/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294662/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/caa7d31f.51145294662_682c889a44_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145294662_682c889a44_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51147077955
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: 2021-04-29-SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147077955/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147077955/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/8d146803.51147077955_4def1049ac_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51147077955_4def1049ac_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51145294837
title: 51136428874_30a1912bc6_o
uri: 51136428874_30a1912bc6_o
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294837/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51145294837/" title="51136428874_30a1912bc6_o"><img src="media/35f42611.51145294837_cf7c5fe2ab_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51145294837_cf7c5fe2ab_m.jpg" width="158" height="240" alt="51136428874_30a1912bc6_o" /></a></p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51146754379
title: SpaceX launch pics
uri: 2021-04-29-SpaceX-launch-pics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146754379/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51146754379/" title="SpaceX launch pics"><img src="media/181f0ce8.51146754379_3948652a37_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51146754379_3948652a37_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="SpaceX launch pics" /></a></p>

<p>More launch pics: SpaceX photographer Ashish Sharma's images are always great, from spacesuit portraits to rocket launches! <br />
<br />
Ces flammes sont la raison pour laquelle un décollage de fusée, ça se regarde plutôt DE LOIN… ou alors, il vaut mieux être à l’autre bout de l’engin  Superbe photo (comme d’habitude) d’Ashish Sharma.<br />
<br />
Credits: SpaceX</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51147438160
title: Immediately recognisable Nile
uri: Immediately-recognisable-Nile
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147438160/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147438160/" title="Immediately recognisable Nile"><img src="media/86e88944.51147438160_db9be42eb6_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51147438160_db9be42eb6_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Immediately recognisable Nile" /></a></p>

<p>The world is vast but some areas are immediately recognisable, such as the Nile valley and its delta.<br />
<br />
La terre est vaste mais il y a des lieux reconnaissables au premier coup d’œil: la vallée du Nil et son delta, dont la fertilité tranche avec le désert environnant, et qui se jette dans le bleu de la Méditerranée, en fait clairement partie.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607A2931</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51147358264
title: Do you serve large parties?
uri: Do-you-serve-large-parties
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358264/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358264/" title="Do you serve large parties?"><img src="media/9a153045.51147358264_b2df8589a3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51147358264_b2df8589a3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Do you serve large parties?" /></a></p>

<p>With Crew-1 to depart on Friday it was time to take a few pictures of everybody up here right now. As you can see it was not easy to fit 11 people into the frame, being in microgravity was helpful to stack everybody up, and the master Soichi had some great tips.<br />
<br />
Le départ de Crew-1 (nos prédécesseurs sur Dragon) approche, il était temps de prendre quelques photos d’équipage. Pas facile de faire rentrer tout le monde dans le cadre… Merci au maître en photo Soichi pour son talent et pour tous les conseils<br />
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Credits: JAXA/NASA–S. Noguchi<br />
<br />
527C2584</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51147358589
title: Table for 11
uri: Table-for-11
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358589/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358589/" title="Table for 11"><img src="media/67de4d4b.51147358589_2566dd352f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51147358589_2566dd352f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Table for 11" /></a></p>

<p>With Crew-1 to depart on Friday it was time to take a few pictures of everybody up here right now. As you can see it was not easy to fit 11 people into the frame, being in microgravity was helpful to stack everybody up, and the master Soichi had some great tips.<br />
<br />
Le départ de Crew-1 (nos prédécesseurs sur Dragon) approche, il était temps de prendre quelques photos d’équipage. Pas facile de faire rentrer tout le monde dans le cadre… Merci au maître en photo Soichi pour son talent et pour tous les conseils<br />
<br />
Credits: JAXA/NASA–S. Noguchi<br />
<br />
527C2583</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51147358004
title: Crew dinner
uri: Crew-dinner
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358004/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51147358004/" title="Crew dinner"><img src="media/ba01a44e.51147358004_32c0201cf2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51147358004_32c0201cf2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crew dinner" /></a></p>

<p>With Crew-1 to depart on Friday it was time to take a few pictures of everybody up here right now. As you can see it was not easy to fit 11 people into the frame, being in microgravity was helpful to stack everybody up, and the master Soichi had some great tips.<br />
<br />
Le départ de Crew-1 (nos prédécesseurs sur Dragon) approche, il était temps de prendre quelques photos d’équipage. Pas facile de faire rentrer tout le monde dans le cadre… Merci au maître en photo Soichi pour son talent et pour tous les conseils<br />
<br />
Credits: JAXA/NASA–S. Noguchi<br />
<br />
527C2582</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51149787255
title: Prêt pour GRIP
uri: Prêt-pour-GRIP
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149787255/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149787255/" title="Prêt pour GRIP"><img src="media/dd6f79da.51149787255_57d48b08ae_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51149787255_57d48b08ae_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Prêt pour GRIP" /></a></p>

<p>An old friend of mine: the ESA GRIP experiment! On my first :airplane: parabolic flight in 2010, we took part in a safety analysis of the hardware, then during my first flight in 2017 I performed the on-orbit commissioning. It has been going strong since with 6 subjects (including ESA astronauts @astro_alex_esa and @astro_luca), and I should be one of the last ones! It is complex, with lots of cables… always hard to manage when you’re free-floating. The experiment is under the responsibility of CADMOS, the French User Operations Centre based in Toulouse. They do an excellent job of sorting out the cables and telling us what goes where :sweat_smile:<br />
.<br />
Installée par mes soins lors de #Proxima en 2017, l'expérience GRIP est toujours à bord de la Station. Mais notre histoire commune remonte à 2010, lors de mon 1re vol parabolique :airplane: Nous avions testé la compatibilité du matériel avec l'impesanteur. 6 astronautes l'ont manipulée depuis, notamment @astro_alex_esa et @astro_luca, et je ne serai probablement pas le dernier. Elle est un peu complexe avec tous ses câbles, et c'est encore plus difficile quand on flotte... GRIP est sous la responsabilité du CADMOS, l'USOC (Centre de soutien aux utilisateurs de systèmes spatiaux) français situé au CNES, à Toulouse. Heureusement pour moi, ils savent exactement où brancher chaque fil :sweat_smile:<br />
<br />
607A2853</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51148908088
title: Old friend GRIP
uri: Old-friend-GRIP
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51148908088/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51148908088/" title="Old friend GRIP"><img src="media/6eee2bb6.51148908088_2d19267b1c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51148908088_2d19267b1c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Old friend GRIP" /></a></p>

<p>An old friend of mine: the ESA GRIP experiment! On my first :airplane: parabolic flight in 2010, we took part in a safety analysis of the hardware, then during my first flight in 2017 I performed the on-orbit commissioning. It has been going strong since with 6 subjects (including ESA astronauts @astro_alex_esa and @astro_luca), and I should be one of the last ones! It is complex, with lots of cables… always hard to manage when you’re free-floating. The experiment is under the responsibility of CADMOS, the French User Operations Centre based in Toulouse. They do an excellent job of sorting out the cables and telling us what goes where :sweat_smile:<br />
.<br />
Installée par mes soins lors de #Proxima en 2017, l'expérience GRIP est toujours à bord de la Station. Mais notre histoire commune remonte à 2010, lors de mon 1re vol parabolique :airplane: Nous avions testé la compatibilité du matériel avec l'impesanteur. 6 astronautes l'ont manipulée depuis, notamment @astro_alex_esa et @astro_luca, et je ne serai probablement pas le dernier. Elle est un peu complexe avec tous ses câbles, et c'est encore plus difficile quand on flotte... GRIP est sous la responsabilité du CADMOS, l'USOC (Centre de soutien aux utilisateurs de systèmes spatiaux) français situé au CNES, à Toulouse. Heureusement pour moi, ils savent exactement où brancher chaque fil :sweat_smile:<br />
<br />
607A2821</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51149463584
title: Cable management
uri: Cable-management
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149463584/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149463584/" title="Cable management"><img src="media/4ebcfa74.51149463584_b9d9c20bc2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51149463584_b9d9c20bc2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cable management" /></a></p>

<p>An old friend of mine: the ESA GRIP experiment! On my first :airplane: parabolic flight in 2010, we took part in a safety analysis of the hardware, then during my first flight in 2017 I performed the on-orbit commissioning. It has been going strong since with 6 subjects (including ESA astronauts @astro_alex_esa and @astro_luca), and I should be one of the last ones! It is complex, with lots of cables… always hard to manage when you’re free-floating. The experiment is under the responsibility of CADMOS, the French User Operations Centre based in Toulouse. They do an excellent job of sorting out the cables and telling us what goes where :sweat_smile:<br />
.<br />
Installée par mes soins lors de #Proxima en 2017, l'expérience GRIP est toujours à bord de la Station. Mais notre histoire commune remonte à 2010, lors de mon 1re vol parabolique :airplane: Nous avions testé la compatibilité du matériel avec l'impesanteur. 6 astronautes l'ont manipulée depuis, notamment @astro_alex_esa et @astro_luca, et je ne serai probablement pas le dernier. Elle est un peu complexe avec tous ses câbles, et c'est encore plus difficile quand on flotte... GRIP est sous la responsabilité du CADMOS, l'USOC (Centre de soutien aux utilisateurs de systèmes spatiaux) français situé au CNES, à Toulouse. Heureusement pour moi, ils savent exactement où brancher chaque fil :sweat_smile:<br />
<br />
607A2818</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51149787360
title: Grip, les retrouvailles
uri: Grip-les-retrouvailles
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149787360/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51149787360/" title="Grip, les retrouvailles"><img src="media/bc1926a9.51149787360_012a3028db_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51149787360_012a3028db_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Grip, les retrouvailles" /></a></p>

<p>An old friend of mine: the ESA GRIP experiment! On my first :airplane: parabolic flight in 2010, we took part in a safety analysis of the hardware, then during my first flight in 2017 I performed the on-orbit commissioning. It has been going strong since with 6 subjects (including ESA astronauts @astro_alex_esa and @astro_luca), and I should be one of the last ones! It is complex, with lots of cables… always hard to manage when you’re free-floating. The experiment is under the responsibility of CADMOS, the French User Operations Centre based in Toulouse. They do an excellent job of sorting out the cables and telling us what goes where :sweat_smile:<br />
.<br />
Installée par mes soins lors de #Proxima en 2017, l'expérience GRIP est toujours à bord de la Station. Mais notre histoire commune remonte à 2010, lors de mon 1re vol parabolique :airplane: Nous avions testé la compatibilité du matériel avec l'impesanteur. 6 astronautes l'ont manipulée depuis, notamment @astro_alex_esa et @astro_luca, et je ne serai probablement pas le dernier. Elle est un peu complexe avec tous ses câbles, et c'est encore plus difficile quand on flotte... GRIP est sous la responsabilité du CADMOS, l'USOC (Centre de soutien aux utilisateurs de systèmes spatiaux) français situé au CNES, à Toulouse. Heureusement pour moi, ils savent exactement où brancher chaque fil :sweat_smile:<br />
<br />
607A2816</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51148003142
title: Le port du Havre
uri: Le-port-du-Havre
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51148003142/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51148003142/" title="Le port du Havre"><img src="media/3885f2d6.51148003142_c6cffd50fa_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51148003142_c6cffd50fa_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Le port du Havre" /></a></p>

<p>Le Havre, a UNESCO heritage city due to its modern architecture and the gateway to the sea for Paris. The name actually means &quot;harbor&quot; in French! I come from the area originally and some of my family support the football club :soccer:️<br />
.<br />
Camaïeu de bleu dans les eaux du port du Havre. L'estuaire de la Seine est plus facile à repérer que sa source ! :red_circle: Avec son architecture moderne, la ville est inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de l’UNESCO. Le club de foot, que soutiennent certains membres de ma famille (je suis du coin), à tendance à ne pas toujours gagner tous ses matches… :soccer:️:runner:<br />
<br />
513B4129</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51150007261
title: Hexagone
uri: Hexagone
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51150007261/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51150007261/" title="Hexagone"><img src="media/350fc519.51150007261_c606df0860_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150007261_c606df0860_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hexagone" /></a></p>

<p>Parfois une silhouette familière se dessine à l’horizon alors que nous tournons autour de la terre… vous avez dit hexagone?<br />
 #screensaver<br />
<br />
Some coast lines are immediately recognisable as we float around Earth... #France and its hexagon shape, we call it the &quot;hexagone&quot; in French!<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607A2927</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51150425763
title: Shane shaving in space
uri: Shane-shaving-in-space
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51150425763/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51150425763/" title="Shane shaving in space"><img src="media/7cfc17bd.51150425763_ea280b3137_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150425763_ea280b3137_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Shane shaving in space" /></a></p>

<p>There are so many people onboard that Shane has to keep sleeping in Dragon: he doesn’t have a crew quarter on International Space Station! Here he is shaving. We used our tablets in selfie camera mode as mirrors and thought we were smart... before we realised NASA and SpaceX had packed tiny real shaving mirrors in our hygiene kit in the capsule!<br />
<br />
11 personnes à bord pour 6 couchettes donc pas mal de camping, Shane dort toujours à bord du Dragon ! Vivre à bord d’une capsule spatiale : comment se raser, toutes vos questions de beauté spatiale, un tuto par votre serviteur. Nous avons utilisé nos tablettes en mode selfie, en étant très fier de notre ingéniosité... avant de réaliser (mais un peu tard) que la NASA et SpaceX avaient envoyé dans notre équipement de petits miroirs spécialement à cet effet !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0174</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51151752794
title: Super Mark
uri: Super-Mark
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51151752794/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51151752794/" title="Super Mark"><img src="media/03136a27.51151752794_e5acf6985e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51151752794_e5acf6985e_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Super Mark" /></a></p>

<p>In weightlessness, we all have super powers… Mark Vande Hei arrived on the International Space Station three weeks ago and has become incredibly strong! ‍♂️ No idea what I will become… super nice? Super funny? I can’t wait :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:<br />
<br />
Arrivé en Soyouz, il n'a passé que 3 semaines dans l'espace mais Mark Vande Hei a déjà des super-pouvoirs ️ Les rageux et les jaloux diront que c'est plus facile en impesanteur :wink:<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet 527C2916</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152655476
title: Aki and Soichi before depature
uri: Aki-and-Soichi-before-depature
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152655476/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152655476/" title="Aki and Soichi before depature"><img src="media/65a5dd09.51152655476_523ba6f11e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152655476_523ba6f11e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Aki and Soichi before depature" /></a></p>

<p>During the night we said goodbye to our friends of Crew-1. It’s always a meticulous operation, to prep their vehicle, make sure everything is ready, then don their suits and close the hatch and undock. Lots of goodbyes, hugs and pictures. They were incredibly helpful in helping us getting settled on the International Space Station, and after completing their own mission, they set us up for a great start on our own. Donning the spacesuit is generally easy but in weightlessness it tends to have a life of its own!! They are now safe and sound back on Earth and dealing with gravity again, so long see you later Crew-1! <br />
<br />
La nuit dernière nous avons fait nos adieux à nos amis de Crew-1. Il faut suivre un protocole minutieux, entre la préparation de la capsule, l’enfilage des scaphandres, la fermeture des sas et enfin le désamarrageen tant que tel. Beaucoup de mots échangés, d’embrassades et de photos souvenirs. L’équipage de Crew-1 nous a très bien accueillis à bord et nous ont mis sur de bons rails pour notre propre mission.<br />
 Sur Terre c’est facile de revêtir un scaphandre, mais en impesanteur il a tendance à se sentir pousser des ailes !! <br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3103</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152655161
title: Getting ready for departure
uri: Getting-ready-for-departure
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152655161/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152655161/" title="Getting ready for departure"><img src="media/34c6a51f.51152655161_33169b0892_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152655161_33169b0892_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Getting ready for departure" /></a></p>

<p>During the night we said goodbye to our friends of Crew-1. It’s always a meticulous operation, to prep their vehicle, make sure everything is ready, then don their suits and close the hatch and undock. Lots of goodbyes, hugs and pictures. They were incredibly helpful in helping us getting settled on the International Space Station, and after completing their own mission, they set us up for a great start on our own. Donning the spacesuit is generally easy but in weightlessness it tends to have a life of its own!! They are now safe and sound back on Earth and dealing with gravity again, so long see you later Crew-1! <br />
<br />
La nuit dernière nous avons fait nos adieux à nos amis de Crew-1. Il faut suivre un protocole minutieux, entre la préparation de la capsule, l’enfilage des scaphandres, la fermeture des sas et enfin le désamarrageen tant que tel. Beaucoup de mots échangés, d’embrassades et de photos souvenirs. L’équipage de Crew-1 nous a très bien accueillis à bord et nous ont mis sur de bons rails pour notre propre mission.<br />
 Sur Terre c’est facile de revêtir un scaphandre, mais en impesanteur il a tendance à se sentir pousser des ailes !! <br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3097</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51153442329
title: Flight suit donning
uri: Flight-suit-donning
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153442329/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153442329/" title="Flight suit donning"><img src="media/ecc2205e.51153442329_820b0bd536_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51153442329_820b0bd536_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Flight suit donning" /></a></p>

<p>During the night we said goodbye to our friends of Crew-1. It’s always a meticulous operation, to prep their vehicle, make sure everything is ready, then don their suits and close the hatch and undock. Lots of goodbyes, hugs and pictures. They were incredibly helpful in helping us getting settled on the International Space Station, and after completing their own mission, they set us up for a great start on our own. Donning the spacesuit is generally easy but in weightlessness it tends to have a life of its own!! They are now safe and sound back on Earth and dealing with gravity again, so long see you later Crew-1! <br />
<br />
La nuit dernière nous avons fait nos adieux à nos amis de Crew-1. Il faut suivre un protocole minutieux, entre la préparation de la capsule, l’enfilage des scaphandres, la fermeture des sas et enfin le désamarrageen tant que tel. Beaucoup de mots échangés, d’embrassades et de photos souvenirs. L’équipage de Crew-1 nous a très bien accueillis à bord et nous ont mis sur de bons rails pour notre propre mission.<br />
 Sur Terre c’est facile de revêtir un scaphandre, mais en impesanteur il a tendance à se sentir pousser des ailes !! <br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3086</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152762926
title: Closing the hatch on Crew-1
uri: Closing-the-hatch-on-Crew-1
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152762926/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152762926/" title="Closing the hatch on Crew-1"><img src="media/91fb062e.51152762926_7cc0bb861d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152762926_7cc0bb861d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Closing the hatch on Crew-1" /></a></p>

<p>Shane closing our side of the hatch and the Dragon crew saying goodbye… in their typical fashion<br />
<br />
Shane ferme l’écoutille (côté Station) sur l’équipage du Dragon qui nous salue une dernière fois… avec le 1 caractéristique de Crew-1 ☝<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3210</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152997063
title: Submarine?
uri: Submarine
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152997063/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152997063/" title="Submarine?"><img src="media/7a4f2f95.51152997063_d51313991c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152997063_d51313991c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Submarine?" /></a></p>

<p>Shane closing our side of the hatch and the Dragon crew saying goodbye… in their typical fashion<br />
<br />
Shane ferme l’écoutille (côté Station) sur l’équipage du Dragon qui nous salue une dernière fois… avec le 1 caractéristique de Crew-1 ☝<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3166</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51153549829
title: Up down bye bye
uri: Up-down-bye-bye
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153549829/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153549829/" title="Up down bye bye"><img src="media/daebcb92.51153549829_516e74e933_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51153549829_516e74e933_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Up down bye bye" /></a></p>

<p>I know there is no up and down in space but I was up on the zenith docking port with Shane closing the hatch to the departing Dragon, and when I looked down this is what I saw under my feet: the whole crew looking up at us! <br />
<br />
OK oui il n’y a techniquement pas de haut/bas en impesanteur – mais la station a elle une orientation. J’étais  au &quot;plafond&quot;, au port d’amarrage zénith, avec Shane pendant qu’il fermait l’écoutille sur le Dragon... et quand j’ai regardé en bas, voilà la vue qu'on avait sous nos pieds : le reste de l’équipage de la Station (Crew-2 et Soyouz MS-18) qui assistait au départ.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3132</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51153468174
title: Crew-1 patch
uri: Crew-1-patch
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153468174/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153468174/" title="Crew-1 patch"><img src="media/3c914d65.51153468174_7436f6d3f6_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51153468174_7436f6d3f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Crew-1 patch" /></a></p>

<p>Dragon commander (how cool of a title is that) Mike Hopkins tags the Space Station zenith docking port (only the second docking/undocking there), for his whole crew to sign. Honoured to have had you onboard, you all. We’ll take good care of the mothership now.<br />
<br />
Le Commandant du Dragon (impossible de faire plus classe comme titre !) Mike Hopkins colle le sticker officiel de la capsule sur la paroi du port d’amarrage zénith (au plafond ;) ) de l’ISS pour que son équipage le signe avant leur départ – une tradition récente, puisque ce n’est que la deuxième fois que ce port accueillait une capsule. C’était un honneur de vous avoir à bord, Crew-1 ! A notre tour de prendre soindu vaisseau-mère maintenant.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA.NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607B0488</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152915423
title: Dragon commander
uri: Dragon-commander
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152915423/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152915423/" title="Dragon commander"><img src="media/dd078430.51152915423_0e78dba6d2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152915423_0e78dba6d2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon commander" /></a></p>

<p>Dragon commander (how cool of a title is that) Mike Hopkins tags the Space Station zenith docking port (only the second docking/undocking there), for his whole crew to sign. Honoured to have had you onboard, you all. We’ll take good care of the mothership now.<br />
<br />
Le Commandant du Dragon (impossible de faire plus classe comme titre !) Mike Hopkins colle le sticker officiel de la capsule sur la paroi du port d’amarrage zénith (au plafond ;) ) de l’ISS pour que son équipage le signe avant leur départ – une tradition récente, puisque ce n’est que la deuxième fois que ce port accueillait une capsule. C’était un honneur de vous avoir à bord, Crew-1 ! A notre tour de prendre soindu vaisseau-mère maintenant.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA.NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607B0478</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154123810
title: First hatch closed
uri: First-hatch-closed
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154123810/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154123810/" title="First hatch closed"><img src="media/5d1c90da.51154123810_76923deac0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154123810_76923deac0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="First hatch closed" /></a></p>

<p>Last preparations for Crew1, before they closed the hatch on themselves. We subsequently closed our hatches and started leak checks. Everything must always be airtight in space! Sometimes it feels like being in a submarine.<br />
<br />
Ultimes préparatifs pour Crew-1 avant qu’ils ne referment l’écoutille de leur côté. A notre tour ensuite de verrouiller les sas côté Station et de commencer les vérifications de fuites. Tout doit toujours être parfaitement étanche dans l’espace ! Parfois on a l’impression d’être dans un sous-marin.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C318</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152600452
title: One
uri: One
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152600452/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152600452/" title="One"><img src="media/a5c76e0e.51152600452_9374a575d4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152600452_9374a575d4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="One" /></a></p>

<p>Last preparations for Crew1, before they closed the hatch on themselves. We subsequently closed our hatches and started leak checks. Everything must always be airtight in space! Sometimes it feels like being in a submarine.<br />
<br />
Ultimes préparatifs pour Crew-1 avant qu’ils ne referment l’écoutille de leur côté. A notre tour ensuite de verrouiller les sas côté Station et de commencer les vérifications de fuites. Tout doit toujours être parfaitement étanche dans l’espace ! Parfois on a l’impression d’être dans un sous-marin.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3169</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51153265521
title: Soichi in Dragon
uri: Soichi-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153265521/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153265521/" title="Soichi in Dragon"><img src="media/ac69b991.51153265521_724b34ccb5_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51153265521_724b34ccb5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Soichi in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Last preparations for Crew1, before they closed the hatch on themselves. We subsequently closed our hatches and started leak checks. Everything must always be airtight in space! Sometimes it feels like being in a submarine.<br />
<br />
Ultimes préparatifs pour Crew-1 avant qu’ils ne referment l’écoutille de leur côté. A notre tour ensuite de verrouiller les sas côté Station et de commencer les vérifications de fuites. Tout doit toujours être parfaitement étanche dans l’espace ! Parfois on a l’impression d’être dans un sous-marin.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3150</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154051349
title: Victor and Mike in Dragon
uri: Victor-and-Mike-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154051349/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154051349/" title="Victor and Mike in Dragon"><img src="media/7c1c865d.51154051349_001ca6efc0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154051349_001ca6efc0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Victor and Mike in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Last preparations for Crew1, before they closed the hatch on themselves. We subsequently closed our hatches and started leak checks. Everything must always be airtight in space! Sometimes it feels like being in a submarine.<br />
<br />
Ultimes préparatifs pour Crew-1 avant qu’ils ne referment l’écoutille de leur côté. A notre tour ensuite de verrouiller les sas côté Station et de commencer les vérifications de fuites. Tout doit toujours être parfaitement étanche dans l’espace ! Parfois on a l’impression d’être dans un sous-marin.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3161</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154051429
title: Shannon in Dragon
uri: Shannon-in-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154051429/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154051429/" title="Shannon in Dragon"><img src="media/66c46542.51154051429_1a05b561de_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154051429_1a05b561de_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Shannon in Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Last preparations for Crew1, before they closed the hatch on themselves. We subsequently closed our hatches and started leak checks. Everything must always be airtight in space! Sometimes it feels like being in a submarine.<br />
<br />
Ultimes préparatifs pour Crew-1 avant qu’ils ne referment l’écoutille de leur côté. A notre tour ensuite de verrouiller les sas côté Station et de commencer les vérifications de fuites. Tout doit toujours être parfaitement étanche dans l’espace ! Parfois on a l’impression d’être dans un sous-marin.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
527C3149</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154404750
title: Dragon at night
uri: Dragon-at-night
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154404750/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154404750/" title="Dragon at night"><img src="media/991bcb04.51154404750_0d9f07d180_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154404750_0d9f07d180_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon at night" /></a></p>

<p>Night sky, city lights, thunderstorms, the thin glow of the atmosphere… and a Dragon reentry igniting the sky like a shooting star over Mexico, in the bottom right corner. Perfect view!<br />
<br />
Ciel nocturne, lumières des villes, éclairs, lueur de l’atmosphère… et, comme une étoile filante, un Dragon qui rentre dans l’atmosphère tout en flamboyance au-dessus du Mexique (en bas à droite)… Magnifique<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
421C0818</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152629167
title: City lights and a Dragon
uri: City-lights-and-a-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152629167/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152629167/" title="City lights and a Dragon"><img src="media/a4720e35.51152629167_a6bdd97e24_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152629167_a6bdd97e24_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="City lights and a Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Night sky, city lights, thunderstorms, the thin glow of the atmosphere… and a Dragon reentry igniting the sky like a shooting star over Mexico, in the bottom right corner. Perfect view!<br />
<br />
Ciel nocturne, lumières des villes, éclairs, lueur de l’atmosphère… et, comme une étoile filante, un Dragon qui rentre dans l’atmosphère tout en flamboyance au-dessus du Mexique (en bas à droite)… Magnifique<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
421C0816</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154404875
title: Controlled fireball
uri: Controlled-fireball
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154404875/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154404875/" title="Controlled fireball"><img src="media/2ab251e6.51154404875_cec00138d2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154404875_cec00138d2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Controlled fireball" /></a></p>

<p>Looks like Crew-1 was in a hurry to get back home, they’re literally tearing up the sky towards the gulf coast and the SpaceX recovery teams waiting for them.<br />
<br />
On dirait que Crew-1 était pressé de rentrer ! La capsule fend littéralement le ciel, droit vers le golfe du Mexique et les équipes de récupération de SpaceX qui les attendaient.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
421C0835</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51153533273
title: Our friends are in there!
uri: Our-friends-are-in-there
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153533273/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51153533273/" title="Our friends are in there!"><img src="media/4f1091b8.51153533273_39d5808353_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51153533273_39d5808353_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Our friends are in there!" /></a></p>

<p>Crazy to think that six hours ago after we closed the hatch on our friends they were in that fireball streaking through the night sky over the gulf of Mexico. We got up early and hoped to catch a glimpse of their reentry… we were not disappointed. This is a sight I’ll remember all my life.<br />
<br />
Six heures après avoir fermé l’écoutille sur nos amis… on observait une boule de feu déchirer le ciel au-dessus du golfe du Mexique, en sachant que c’était eux à l’intérieur… ! Nous nous étions levés tôt exprès pour tenter d’apercevoir leur retour sur Terre et nous n'avons pas été déçus ! Je m’en rappellerai toute ma vie. [fireball emoji] La rentrée atmosphérique s’est très bien passé et Shannon, Mike, Victor et Soichi sont maintenant de retour sains et saufs sur Terre… Bon retour à la gravité Crew-1 !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
421C0846</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51152629332
title: Return to the effects of gravity
uri: Return-to-the-effects-of-gravity
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152629332/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51152629332/" title="Return to the effects of gravity"><img src="media/90b26110.51152629332_303889057b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152629332_303889057b_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Return to the effects of gravity" /></a></p>

<p>Crazy to think that six hours ago after we closed the hatch on our friends they were in that fireball streaking through the night sky over the gulf of Mexico. We got up early and hoped to catch a glimpse of their reentry… we were not disappointed. This is a sight I’ll remember all my life.<br />
<br />
Six heures après avoir fermé l’écoutille sur nos amis… on observait une boule de feu déchirer le ciel au-dessus du golfe du Mexique, en sachant que c’était eux à l’intérieur… ! Nous nous étions levés tôt exprès pour tenter d’apercevoir leur retour sur Terre et nous n'avons pas été déçus ! Je m’en rappellerai toute ma vie. [fireball emoji] La rentrée atmosphérique s’est très bien passé et Shannon, Mike, Victor et Soichi sont maintenant de retour sains et saufs sur Terre… Bon retour à la gravité Crew-1 !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
421C0870</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154281097
title: Logistics
uri: Logistics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154281097/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154281097/" title="Logistics"><img src="media/d4fcc2fd.51154281097_d99f1d02a1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51154281097_d99f1d02a1_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Logistics" /></a></p>

<p>One of the challenges of the ISS with a full crew complement: logistics! Or how to shove stuff around for a non-negligible part of the day. Weightlessness helps. :package:<br />
<br />
Faites place ! Un des défis avec un équipage aussi nombreux, c'est la logistique. Il a fallu déplacer un certain nombre de trucs ces derniers jours, mais l'impesanteur aide :wink:<br />
<br />
607A2883<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154281212
title: Moving bags
uri: Moving-bags
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154281212/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154281212/" title="Moving bags"><img src="media/4ff64ab2.51154281212_eacaab4857_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51154281212_eacaab4857_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Moving bags" /></a></p>

<p>One of the challenges of the ISS with a full crew complement: logistics! Or how to shove stuff around for a non-negligible part of the day. Weightlessness helps. :package:<br />
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Faites place ! Un des défis avec un équipage aussi nombreux, c'est la logistique. Il a fallu déplacer un certain nombre de trucs ces derniers jours, mais l'impesanteur aide :wink:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2884</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155352518
title: Pico del Teide
uri: Pico-del-Teide
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155352518/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155352518/" title="Pico del Teide"><img src="media/793daaf2.51155352518_f9cb780278_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155352518_f9cb780278_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Pico del Teide" /></a></p>

<p>Two pictures of the same volcano on Tenerife. Landscapes touched by lava are always magnificent! This is also my birthday present to Alexander Gerst, who is so in love with volcanoes he studied them in university and knows all about them. Happy Birthday my friend!<br />
<br />
Bat signal au-dessus du Pico del Teide à Tenerife :es:, un signe qu’il s’apprête à se réveiller… ? :thinking_face::volcano: Les paysages dessinés par la lave sont toujours magnifiques. J'en profite pour souhaiter un excellent anniversaire au géophysiciste/volcanologue de notre promotion, Alexander Gerst, qui a fait les terrains les plus intéressants au cours de sa carrière de scientifique ! <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4184</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51154449642
title: Tenerife
uri: Tenerife
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154449642/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51154449642/" title="Tenerife"><img src="media/8212259b.51154449642_8f01c85fa6_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51154449642_8f01c85fa6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Tenerife" /></a></p>

<p>Two pictures of the same volcano on Tenerife. Landscapes touched by lava are always magnificent! This is also my birthday present to Alexander Gerst, who is so in love with volcanoes he studied them in university and knows all about them. Happy Birthday my friend!<br />
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Bat signal au-dessus du Pico del Teide (je crois ?) à Tenerife :es:, un signe qu’il s’apprête à se réveiller… ? :thinking_face::volcano: Les paysages dessinés par la lave sont toujours magnifiques. J'en profite pour souhaiter un excellent anniversaire au géophysiciste/volcanologue de notre promotion, Alexander Gerst, qui a fait les terrains les plus intéressants au cours de sa carrière de scientifique ! <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A3836</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155062077
title: Spellbounding
uri: Spellbounding
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155062077/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155062077/" title="Spellbounding"><img src="media/ee46a8d8.51155062077_6aee900dca_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155062077_6aee900dca_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Spellbounding" /></a></p>

<p>An already spellbounding view was improved when Crew-1's departure was illuminated by the northern lights, that mingled with the sunrise. A magnificent mix and a final parting gift from the departing crew. <br />
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Parce qu’un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul, le spectacle de la rentrée atmosphérique de Crew-1 s’est terminé avec une aurore boréale, qui elle-même s’est mélangée avec le lever du soleil. Un bouquet final magnifique pour un show incroyable depuis les premières loges de l’ISS ! :fireworks:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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421C0888</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155730366
title: Dragon and northern lights
uri: Dragon-and-northern-lights
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155730366/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155730366/" title="Dragon and northern lights"><img src="media/76ba58ef.51155730366_1cfa03f420_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155730366_1cfa03f420_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon and northern lights" /></a></p>

<p>An already spellbounding view was improved when Crew-1's departure was illuminated by the northern lights, that mingled with the sunrise. A magnificent mix and a final parting gift from the departing crew. <br />
<br />
Parce qu’un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul, le spectacle de la rentrée atmosphérique de Crew-1 s’est terminé avec une aurore boréale, qui elle-même s’est mélangée avec le lever du soleil. Un bouquet final magnifique pour un show incroyable depuis les premières loges de l’ISS ! :fireworks:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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421C0884</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51156799445
title: Music!
uri: Music
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156799445/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156799445/" title="Music!"><img src="media/d4e4afa9.51156799445_dfecb4a000_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51156799445_dfecb4a000_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Music!" /></a></p>

<p>Life continues onboard the International Space Station, and Victor had his birthday just before leaving the Station. Merci mon ami for all your help. I was told by Peggy Whitson that birthdays celebrated in space don’t count and I’m sticking to it!!! I’m not really sure what I was trying to do with my poses here… saxophone isn’t really &quot;Straight outta Compton&quot; but I got carried away. <br />
<br />
La Station c’est comme une grande coloc confinée – impossible donc de ne pas fêter en grande pompe les anniversaires ! :notes: C’était celui de Victor juste avant qu’il nous quitte pour retourner sur Terre - vous avez peut-être vu les photos du départ que j'ai publiées hier. À l’origine il était prévu qu’il le fête avec sa famille aux Etats-Unis, mais la météo en a décidé autrement en retardant le départ de son équipage. Dans l’euphorie (non alcoolisée !) et devant la pression de l’objectif, il se peut que j’ai ressorti une pose de mes années lycées #edgy <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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527C3055</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155693901
title: Victor
uri: Victor
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155693901/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155693901/" title="Victor"><img src="media/01d1bab6.51155693901_e7c87bf11c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155693901_e7c87bf11c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Victor" /></a></p>

<p>Life continues onboard the International Space Station, and Victor had his birthday just before leaving the Station. Merci mon ami for all your help. I was told by Peggy Whitson that birthdays celebrated in space don’t count and I’m sticking to it!!! I’m not really sure what I was trying to do with my poses here… saxophone isn’t really &quot;Straight outta Compton&quot; but I got carried away. <br />
<br />
La Station c’est comme une grande coloc confinée – impossible donc de ne pas fêter en grande pompe les anniversaires ! :notes: C’était celui de Victor juste avant qu’il nous quitte pour retourner sur Terre - vous avez peut-être vu les photos du départ que j'ai publiées hier. À l’origine il était prévu qu’il le fête avec sa famille aux Etats-Unis, mais la météo en a décidé autrement en retardant le départ de son équipage. Dans l’euphorie (non alcoolisée !) et devant la pression de l’objectif, il se peut que j’ai ressorti une pose de mes années lycées #edgy <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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527C3054</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155693576
title: Victor's birthday
uri: Victor-s-birthday
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155693576/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155693576/" title="Victor&#039;s birthday"><img src="media/3695c811.51155693576_0a7cdc5f15_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155693576_0a7cdc5f15_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Victor&#039;s birthday" /></a></p>

<p>Life continues onboard the International Space Station, and Victor had his birthday just before leaving the Station. Merci mon ami for all your help. I was told by Peggy Whitson that birthdays celebrated in space don’t count and I’m sticking to it!!! I’m not really sure what I was trying to do with my poses here… saxophone isn’t really &quot;Straight outta Compton&quot; but I got carried away. <br />
<br />
La Station c’est comme une grande coloc confinée – impossible donc de ne pas fêter en grande pompe les anniversaires ! :notes: C’était celui de Victor juste avant qu’il nous quitte pour retourner sur Terre - vous avez peut-être vu les photos du départ que j'ai publiées hier. À l’origine il était prévu qu’il le fête avec sa famille aux Etats-Unis, mais la météo en a décidé autrement en retardant le départ de son équipage. Dans l’euphorie (non alcoolisée !) et devant la pression de l’objectif, il se peut que j’ai ressorti une pose de mes années lycées #edgy <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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527C3050</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51155926603
title: Party
uri: Party
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155926603/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51155926603/" title="Party"><img src="media/7788305f.51155926603_eef7f39c81_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51155926603_eef7f39c81_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Party" /></a></p>

<p>Life continues onboard the International Space Station, and Victor had his birthday just before leaving the Station. Merci mon ami for all your help. I was told by Peggy Whitson that birthdays celebrated in space don’t count and I’m sticking to it!!! I’m not really sure what I was trying to do with my poses here… saxophone isn’t really &quot;Straight outta Compton&quot; but I got carried away. <br />
<br />
La Station c’est comme une grande coloc confinée – impossible donc de ne pas fêter en grande pompe les anniversaires ! :notes: C’était celui de Victor juste avant qu’il nous quitte pour retourner sur Terre - vous avez peut-être vu les photos du départ que j'ai publiées hier. À l’origine il était prévu qu’il le fête avec sa famille aux Etats-Unis, mais la météo en a décidé autrement en retardant le départ de son équipage. Dans l’euphorie (non alcoolisée !) et devant la pression de l’objectif, il se peut que j’ai ressorti une pose de mes années lycées #edgy <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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527C3042</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51156980511
title: Circle
uri: Circle
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156980511/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156980511/" title="Circle"><img src="media/6606fe11.51156980511_f8da6d2972_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51156980511_f8da6d2972_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Circle" /></a></p>

<p>This weekend we said farewell to Crew-1 who left for Earth. We took these pictures of the full Expedition together before they left: Crew-1, Crew-2 and the Soyuz MS-18 crew. It wasn't easy getting us all into the frame but Soichi is an expert! This is not a record for the International Space Station (there have been 13 together on board before) but it was still very full. We have enough air, (recycled) water and food, the main bottleneck was the toilets, there are only two!<br />
<br />
Avant le départ du Crew-1 ce weekend, nous avons pris le temps de faire une photo de groupe. 3 équipages (Crew-1, Crew-2, Soyouz MS-18), 11 astronautes :  difficile de faire entrer tout le monde dans le cadre ! Ce n’est pas le record du nombre de personnes à bord de l’ISS (13 : superstitieux s’abstenir), mais c'était bien plein. On avait de la nourriture, de l’oxygène et de l’eau (recyclés) pour tout le monde pour un moment… le plus délicat, ce sont les toilettes (seulement deux :sweat_smile:)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA<br />
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527C2887bis</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51156313032
title: Expedition crew
uri: Expedition-crew
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156313032/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51156313032/" title="Expedition crew"><img src="media/15bb1bea.51156313032_beff269493_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51156313032_beff269493_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Expedition crew" /></a></p>

<p>This weekend we said farewell to Crew-1 who left for Earth. We took these pictures of the full Expedition together before they left: Crew-1, Crew-2 and the Soyuz MS-18 crew. It wasn't easy getting us all into the frame but Soichi is an expert! This is not a record for the International Space Station (there have been 13 together on board before) but it was still very full. We have enough air, (recycled) water and food, the main bottleneck was the toilets, there are only two!<br />
<br />
Avant le départ du Crew-1 ce weekend, nous avons pris le temps de faire une photo de groupe. 3 équipages (Crew-1, Crew-2, Soyouz MS-18), 11 astronautes :  difficile de faire entrer tout le monde dans le cadre ! Ce n’est pas le record du nombre de personnes à bord de l’ISS (13 : superstitieux s’abstenir), mais c'était bien plein. On avait de la nourriture, de l’oxygène et de l’eau (recyclés) pour tout le monde pour un moment… le plus délicat, ce sont les toilettes (seulement deux :sweat_smile:)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA<br />
<br />
527C2879</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51158087020
title: Which number?
uri: Which-number
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158087020/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158087020/" title="Which number?"><img src="media/e5816d21.51158087020_37a4277848_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51158087020_37a4277848_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Which number?" /></a></p>

<p>This weekend we said farewell to Crew-1 who left for Earth. We took these pictures of the full Expedition together before they left: Crew-1, Crew-2 and the Soyuz MS-18 crew. It wasn't easy getting us all into the frame but Soichi is an expert! This is not a record for the International Space Station (there have been 13 together on board before) but it was still very full. We have enough air, (recycled) water and food, the main bottleneck was the toilets, there are only two!<br />
<br />
Avant le départ du Crew-1 ce weekend, nous avons pris le temps de faire une photo de groupe. 3 équipages (Crew-1, Crew-2, Soyouz MS-18), 11 astronautes :  difficile de faire entrer tout le monde dans le cadre ! Ce n’est pas le record du nombre de personnes à bord de l’ISS (13 : superstitieux s’abstenir), mais c'était bien plein. On avait de la nourriture, de l’oxygène et de l’eau (recyclés) pour tout le monde pour un moment… le plus délicat, ce sont les toilettes (seulement deux :sweat_smile:)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA<br />
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527C2877bis</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51157215063
title: Group photo
uri: 2021-05-04-Group-photo
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51157215063/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51157215063/" title="Group photo"><img src="media/f1d0a6ab.51157215063_7f787735bd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51157215063_7f787735bd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Group photo" /></a></p>

<p>This weekend we said farewell to Crew-1 who left for Earth. We took these pictures of the full Expedition together before they left: Crew-1, Crew-2 and the Soyuz MS-18 crew. It wasn't easy getting us all into the frame but Soichi is an expert! This is not a record for the International Space Station (there have been 13 together on board before) but it was still very full. We have enough air, (recycled) water and food, the main bottleneck was the toilets, there are only two!<br />
<br />
Avant le départ du Crew-1 ce weekend, nous avons pris le temps de faire une photo de groupe. 3 équipages (Crew-1, Crew-2, Soyouz MS-18), 11 astronautes :  difficile de faire entrer tout le monde dans le cadre ! Ce n’est pas le record du nombre de personnes à bord de l’ISS (13 : superstitieux s’abstenir), mais c'était bien plein. On avait de la nourriture, de l’oxygène et de l’eau (recyclés) pour tout le monde pour un moment… le plus délicat, ce sont les toilettes (seulement deux :sweat_smile:)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA<br />
<br />
527C2874</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51158169379
title: Do Tie-Fighter pilots take selfies too?
uri: Do-Tie-Fighter-pilots-take-selfies-too
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158169379/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158169379/" title="Do Tie-Fighter pilots take selfies too?"><img src="media/f67dd32b.51158169379_c948ae8981_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51158169379_c948ae8981_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Do Tie-Fighter pilots take selfies too?" /></a></p>

<p>Certains comparent la Cupola au cockpit des Tie-Fighters dans Star Wars... sans doute que leurs pilotes, trop occupés à être des méchants, ne prennent pas de selfies. Le X-Wing est de toute façon plus stylé… mais on n’a pas ça à bord de l’ISS (par contre, les panneaux solaires d’ATV et de Orion, made in Europe…) :sunglasses: #MayThe4thBeWithYou<br />
Je me suis promis de passer plus de temps pour moi dans la Cupola cette fois-ci, et de simplement regarder dehors pour en profiter… mais la tentation de prendre des photos reste forte :wink:<br />
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Some liken it to the Star Wars Tie-Fighter cockpit, we call it the window to the world. Do you think Tie-Fighter pilots take selfies too? I am more of a X-Wing kind of guy anyway, or even better the x-shaped solar wings of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicles that flew to the Space Station or NASA's lunar Orion spacecraft that also has European-made X-wing solar arrays. #May4th be with you. Still hanging out in the Cupola when I get the chance.<br />
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550K9556</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51159301640
title: Aki nap
uri: Aki-nap
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159301640/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159301640/" title="Aki nap"><img src="media/7d188743.51159301640_c667b43cc1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51159301640_c667b43cc1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Aki nap" /></a></p>

<p>Crew-1 took just under seven hours to leave the Space Station and land on Earth on Sunday. They probably didn't have any time for a nap as they streaked towards our planet, but when we were launched in our Crew Dragon we spent 26 hours orbiting Earth before arriving at the Space Station, so we caught up on some much-needed sleep, here is how we did it as demonstrated by Aki :blush:. He was napping and using the natural tension of his body to secure himself between his seat and the roof... When we went to sleep for the night, we deployed sleeping bags and slept in our respective seats, strapped in to not float away (a more conventional technique). :zzz:<br />
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Crew-1 a mis 6h30 à redescendre jusqu’au plancher des vaches dimanche matin : ils n'ont sans doute pas eu le temps de dormir. Nous par contre, nous avions mis 26 heures à monter : démontrastion de sommeil en impesanteur par Aki. Sur la 2e photo, il utilise la tension naturelle de son corps pour se sécuriser entre le siège et le “plafond”. Pendant les horaires de nuit, nous avions déployé nos sacs de couchage et dormi dans nos sièges respectifs, attachés pour ne pas flotter (une technique plus conventionnelle).<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
531A0060</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51158968919
title: Horizon
uri: Horizon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158968919/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51158968919/" title="Horizon"><img src="media/cc69579f.51158968919_ef4c0d64c8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51158968919_ef4c0d64c8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Horizon" /></a></p>

<p>I always love to take pictures of the horizon, as far as possible. You see how some clouds tower really high in the sky... and how the blue of the atmosphere transitions to the deep black of space. This picture doesn’t do it justice but helps understand how Earth’s blue hue really seems to glow in the dark when seen with the naked eye.<br />
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Encore plus que depuis un cockpit, j’adore photographier l’horizon dans l’espace. Certains nuages s’élèvent vraiment haut… Pas sûr que la photo rende si bien compte du phénomène, mais c’est ce dégradé de bleus jusqu'au noir profond de l'espace qui nous donne l’impression que la Terre luit dans l’obscurité.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
513B4212</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51159365648
title: Sailing and flying
uri: Sailing-and-flying
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159365648/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159365648/" title="Sailing and flying"><img src="media/b5928ff9.51159365648_746764f596_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51159365648_746764f596_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Sailing and flying" /></a></p>

<p>I like when our trajectory leads us along a coast (West Africa here). Like sailing on a ship and flying in an airplane combined… best of both worlds!<br />
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Parfois, lorsque la trajectoire de l'ISS nous amène à suivre une côte, j'ai l'impression d'être à la fois à la proue d'un bateau et de piloter un avion... Ici, on survolait l'Afrique de l'Ouest.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6165</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51159591822
title: Hanging from the ceiling
uri: Hanging-from-the-ceiling
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159591822/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51159591822/" title="Hanging from the ceiling"><img src="media/77075ece.51159591822_4030b67e17_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51159591822_4030b67e17_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hanging from the ceiling" /></a></p>

<p>On the International Space Station, you can just hang out on the ceiling... This makes for fun photos, but is also exploited to the maximum to use all available space. The &quot;floor&quot;, &quot;walls&quot; and &quot;ceiling&quot; of our laboratory modules and storage modules are all covered with equipment racks and storage holds, no need to waste space when you can easily reach all areas and don't have to walk on anything. To orient ourselves we usually float the same way each time, lighting and arrows help to keep track.<br />
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Pourquoi utiliser le sol quand on peut utiliser le plafond ? Certes, ça fait des photos amusantes, mais il y a aussi une utilité immédiate : le rangement ! Dans un espace aussi limité, tous les recoins et toutes les parois sont utilisés pour stocker ou pour travailler. Notre meilleur ami ? Le velcro !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2913</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51162694549
title: Rainbow colours
uri: Rainbow-colours
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162694549/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162694549/" title="Rainbow colours"><img src="media/01a6f7df.51162694549_460c7435d5_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51162694549_460c7435d5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rainbow colours" /></a></p>

<p>All the colours of a rainbow... and I imagine lots of birds and other wildlife in the Francisco Bay National Wildlife park.<br />
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Presque toutes les couleurs de l'arc en ciel sont dans ces marais salants, en Californie juste au sud de San Francisco. Leur origine vient des micro-organismes qui se développent dans l'eau, et qui changent selon la concentration de sel. <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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_53R6585</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51162157038
title: Science Mike
uri: Science-Mike
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162157038/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162157038/" title="Science Mike"><img src="media/7145b19a.51162157038_034bc9f8a2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51162157038_034bc9f8a2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Science Mike" /></a></p>

<p>He's already back on Earth, but I took this picture of Mike doing some science last week because it looked so cool. On the Space Station we have a tight schedule and all of us are always doing different things. Often we don't know exactly what the other person is doing, and it is a testament to the planners at mission control that they ensure we don't get in each other's way all the time. Think of all the constraints, from power, to vibrations, equipment, time and physical space inside the Station, during the week we were 11 of us it was hectic but we also got so much done. Mike was packing the RTPCG-2 experiment for its return to Earth, it involves growing protein crystals in space that are helping researchers identify new ways of making medicine. <br />
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Il est déjà de retour sur Terre, mais j'aime bien cette photo de Mike prise la semaine dernière. Je n'avais aucune idée de l'expérience sur laquelle il travaillait : ça reflète bien notre quotidien. À bord de la Station, les plannings sont très serrés et tout le monde s'affaire sans arrêt. Le plus souvent, on ne sait même pas ce que font les autres astronautes. Au centre de contrôle, nos planneurs travaillent durs pour éviter qu'on ait besoin des mêmes équipements ensemble. Et à 11 la semaine dernière, on leur a donné du fil à retordre ! Alimentation électrique, disponibilité des équipements, vibrations ou même simplement le fait d'avoir assez d'espace physique pour travailler : il y a énormément de contraintes à prendre en compte. J'ai fini par lui poser la question : Mike rangeait l'expérience RTPCG-2 avant de la ramener sur Terre. Elle sert à étudie la croissance de cristaux de protéines en impesanteur. À terme, elle devrait aider les chercheurs à découvrir de nouveaux moyens de fabriquer des médicaments. <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2855</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51162703374
title: Soichi and Aki in Kibo
uri: Soichi-and-Aki-in-Kibo
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162703374/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162703374/" title="Soichi and Aki in Kibo"><img src="media/052f03a4.51162703374_c8f5068e3b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51162703374_c8f5068e3b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Soichi and Aki in Kibo" /></a></p>

<p>It’s called “international” for a reason! On top of our European-made Columbus module, and American, Canadian and Russian elements, we have a Japanese module called Kibo. It was kept in perfect working order by Soichi and the departing crew-1, and now Aki will take over the baton. Note all the flags (and the rugby balls)! :)<br />
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On ne l'appelle pas Station spatiale internationale sans raison ! En plus des multiples équipements américains, russes, canadiens, et bien sûr européens avec le module Columbus, elle comprend le laboratoire japonais Kibo. Ce dernier a été parfaitement entretenu par Soichi, et Aki vient de reprendre le flambeau.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2847</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51161912761
title: Japanese Kibo module
uri: Japanese-Kibo-module
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51161912761/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51161912761/" title="Japanese Kibo module"><img src="media/b60fa0de.51161912761_2fdbf235d2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51161912761_2fdbf235d2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Japanese Kibo module" /></a></p>

<p>It’s called “international” for a reason! On top of our European-made Columbus module, and American, Canadian and Russian elements, we have a Japanese module called Kibo. It was kept in perfect working order by Soichi and the departing crew-1, and now Aki will take over the baton. Note all the flags (and the rugby balls)! :)<br />
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On ne l'appelle pas Station spatiale internationale sans raison ! En plus des multiples équipements américains, russes, canadiens, et bien sûr européens avec le module Columbus, elle comprend le laboratoire japonais Kibo. Ce dernier a été parfaitement entretenu par Soichi, et Aki vient de reprendre le flambeau.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2834</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51162334757
title: Dragon detail
uri: Dragon-detail
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162334757/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51162334757/" title="Dragon detail"><img src="media/06c8c492.51162334757_0d58dfe857_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51162334757_0d58dfe857_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon detail" /></a></p>

<p>Here’s a view we’ll miss: our very own spacecraft (technically it’s owned by SpaceX/NASA but hey we are the ones flying in it :). Not because Endeavour will go anywhere: it will be here the entire duration of our stay: it’s our lifeboat if things go wrong, and it will bring us back to Earth in the fall when the mission is accomplished. We’ll miss this view because it was taken from the other Crew Dragon &quot;Resilience&quot; that was docked on the zenith port (looking up away from Earth) of the International Space Station… with its windows conveniently pointing straight to our vehicle. Crew-1 left for Earth on Sunday in Crew Dragon Resilience and took with them the window to our spacecraft. We miss them and the view, but happy to know they are back with their families and friends enjoying showers and more Earthly delights!<br />
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Cette vue va me manquer : c'est Endeavour, le Crew Dragon qui nous a emmené dans l'espace. Pas d'inquiétude, il ne s'en va pas ! Chaque équipage décolle et revient sur Terre à bord du même vaisseau. Il reste amarré à la Station spatiale pendant toute la durée de l'expédition. Si quelque chose devait nous forcer à partir plus tôt que prévu, il serait prêt. Vaisseau spatial et radeau de sauvetage en même temps. Non, ce qui va me manquer, c'est le joli point de vue que nous offrait Resilience, le vaisseau du Crew-1 : en étant amarré au Zenith, du côté opposé à la Terre, sa fenêtre donnait directement sur Endeavour. Idéal pour faire des photos <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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402I8674</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51164104000
title: Dragon nostrils
uri: Dragon-nostrils
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164104000/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164104000/" title="Dragon nostrils"><img src="media/88ae34c0.51164104000_fff19bc4b2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51164104000_fff19bc4b2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dragon nostrils" /></a></p>

<p>Here’s a view we’ll miss: our very own spacecraft (technically it’s owned by SpaceX/NASA but hey we are the ones flying in it :). Not because Endeavour will go anywhere: it will be here the entire duration of our stay: it’s our lifeboat if things go wrong, and it will bring us back to Earth in the fall when the mission is accomplished. We’ll miss this view because it was taken from the other Crew Dragon &quot;Resilience&quot; that was docked on the zenith port (looking up away from Earth) of the International Space Station… with its windows conveniently pointing straight to our vehicle. Crew-1 left for Earth on Sunday in Crew Dragon Resilience and took with them the window to our spacecraft. We miss them and the view, but happy to know they are back with their families and friends enjoying showers and more Earthly delights!<br />
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Cette vue va me manquer : c'est Endeavour, le Crew Dragon qui nous a emmené dans l'espace. Pas d'inquiétude, il ne s'en va pas ! Chaque équipage décolle et revient sur Terre à bord du même vaisseau. Il reste amarré à la Station spatiale pendant toute la durée de l'expédition. Si quelque chose devait nous forcer à partir plus tôt que prévu, il serait prêt. Vaisseau spatial et radeau de sauvetage en même temps. Non, ce qui va me manquer, c'est le joli point de vue que nous offrait Resilience, le vaisseau du Crew-1 : en étant amarré au Zenith, du côté opposé à la Terre, sa fenêtre donnait directement sur Endeavour. Idéal pour faire des photos <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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402I8656</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51163787664
title: Dragon view
uri: Dragon-view
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51163787664/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51163787664/" title="Dragon view"><img src="media/36abe96b.51163787664_834fcd768e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51163787664_834fcd768e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Dragon view" /></a></p>

<p>Here’s a view we’ll miss: our very own spacecraft (technically it’s owned by SpaceX/NASA but hey we are the ones flying in it :). Not because Endeavour will go anywhere: it will be here the entire duration of our stay: it’s our lifeboat if things go wrong, and it will bring us back to Earth in the fall when the mission is accomplished. We’ll miss this view because it was taken from the other Crew Dragon &quot;Resilience&quot; that was docked on the zenith port (looking up away from Earth) of the International Space Station… with its windows conveniently pointing straight to our vehicle. Crew-1 left for Earth on Sunday in Crew Dragon Resilience and took with them the window to our spacecraft. We miss them and the view, but happy to know they are back with their families and friends enjoying showers and more Earthly delights!<br />
<br />
Cette vue va me manquer : c'est Endeavour, le Crew Dragon qui nous a emmené dans l'espace. Pas d'inquiétude, il ne s'en va pas ! Chaque équipage décolle et revient sur Terre à bord du même vaisseau. Il reste amarré à la Station spatiale pendant toute la durée de l'expédition. Si quelque chose devait nous forcer à partir plus tôt que prévu, il serait prêt. Vaisseau spatial et radeau de sauvetage en même temps. Non, ce qui va me manquer, c'est le joli point de vue que nous offrait Resilience, le vaisseau du Crew-1 : en étant amarré au Zenith, du côté opposé à la Terre, sa fenêtre donnait directement sur Endeavour. Idéal pour faire des photos <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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549D6711</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51163787624
title: Dragon over desert
uri: Dragon-over-desert
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51163787624/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51163787624/" title="Dragon over desert"><img src="media/5e134064.51163787624_7bb3ba7805_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51163787624_7bb3ba7805_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Dragon over desert" /></a></p>

<p>Here’s a view we’ll miss: our very own spacecraft (technically it’s owned by SpaceX/NASA but hey we are the ones flying in it :). Not because Endeavour will go anywhere: it will be here the entire duration of our stay: it’s our lifeboat if things go wrong, and it will bring us back to Earth in the fall when the mission is accomplished. We’ll miss this view because it was taken from the other Crew Dragon &quot;Resilience&quot; that was docked on the zenith port (looking up away from Earth) of the International Space Station… with its windows conveniently pointing straight to our vehicle. Crew-1 left for Earth on Sunday in Crew Dragon Resilience and took with them the window to our spacecraft. We miss them and the view, but happy to know they are back with their families and friends enjoying showers and more Earthly delights!<br />
<br />
Cette vue va me manquer : c'est Endeavour, le Crew Dragon qui nous a emmené dans l'espace. Pas d'inquiétude, il ne s'en va pas ! Chaque équipage décolle et revient sur Terre à bord du même vaisseau. Il reste amarré à la Station spatiale pendant toute la durée de l'expédition. Si quelque chose devait nous forcer à partir plus tôt que prévu, il serait prêt. Vaisseau spatial et radeau de sauvetage en même temps. Non, ce qui va me manquer, c'est le joli point de vue que nous offrait Resilience, le vaisseau du Crew-1 : en étant amarré au Zenith, du côté opposé à la Terre, sa fenêtre donnait directement sur Endeavour. Idéal pour faire des photos <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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549D6709</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51164451785
title: Winter is not over yet...
uri: Winter-is-not-over-yet
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164451785/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164451785/" title="Winter is not over yet..."><img src="media/798dc585.51164451785_3cafc26c4c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51164451785_3cafc26c4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Winter is not over yet..." /></a></p>

<p>The landscape contrasts with the icy lake in this part of Canada. Winter is not over yet...<br />
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Le brun du sol contraste avec le blanc du lac gelé: ce n’est pas encore le printemps dans ce coin du Canada<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4261</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51164132859
title: What shapes do you see?
uri: What-shapes-do-you-see
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164132859/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164132859/" title="What shapes do you see?"><img src="media/03e7ced4.51164132859_ea894cb8dd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51164132859_ea894cb8dd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="What shapes do you see?" /></a></p>

<p>From space you get another perspective. Looking at the ice in this lake in Canada I see shapes... like when looking at clouds on Earth.<br />
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Des énormes blocs de glace flottent sur ce lac gelé du Canada… je ne peux pas m’empêcher d’y trouver des formes, comme dans les nuages… <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4253</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51165685514
title: Soyuz and Cygnus
uri: Soyuz-and-Cygnus
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165685514/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165685514/" title="Soyuz and Cygnus"><img src="media/387ecd70.51165685514_79eec9c4bb_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51165685514_79eec9c4bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Soyuz and Cygnus" /></a></p>

<p>The Dragon is not the only spacecraft docked to the Space Station: the trusty Soyuz that I flew in last time is still flying regularly to space and brought Oleg, Pyotr and Mark here just before we arrived. Then we have the Cygnus cargo spacecraft that is very noticeable because of its circular solar wings.<br />
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Le Dragon n’est pas le seul vaisseau amarré au navire amiral qu’est l’ISS. Les Soyouz (c'est le vaisseau qui m’a amené la dernière fois) effectuent toujours des rotations régulières d’équipage. Celui que vous voyez à gauche de la photo est arrivé avec à son bord Oleg, Pëtr et Mark. Et le Cygus, au centre, nous ravitaille, en tout ce dont nous avons besoin pour assurer la mission. On voit ici ses panneaux solaires circulaires qui se découpent face à la vitre principale de la Cupola.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2945</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51165142578
title: Movie night
uri: Movie-night
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165142578/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165142578/" title="Movie night"><img src="media/6414cf59.51165142578_f5f4569ea8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51165142578_f5f4569ea8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Movie night" /></a></p>

<p>What do we do in our free time? Sometimes we watch movies. Set up the screen and the projector, find a comfortable position, floating or restrained, make yourself a drink and enjoy the show. Yes it was a rom com but let’s be clear I wasn’t responsible for the choice (still enjoyed it)<br />
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Entre les expériences, la maintenance, le sport, le ménage... nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps libre à bord de la Station spatiale, mais on sait en profiter. Parfois, on regarde un film tous ensemble. On installe l'écran et le projecteur, on s'installe dans une position confortable (certains aiment flotter, d'autres préfèrent être maintenus) et c'est parti ! <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2962</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51164991937
title: Our crew quarters
uri: Our-crew-quarters
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164991937/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51164991937/" title="Our crew quarters"><img src="media/7c98d52f.51164991937_44997c496d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51164991937_44997c496d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Our crew quarters" /></a></p>

<p>The Space Station is a huge shared volume for the entire crew (the equivalent of a Boeing747 - only with equipement everywhere), with only some small private spaces: our crew quarters. We sleep, call on the phone, send emails, and end up spending quite some time in them. We make them cosy with personal objects or pictures of friends and family, clothing, chocolate, hygiene and convenience items… it’s like a small private cabin on a ship… or a phone booth (for those who know what it looked like). <br />
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La Station spatiale fait grosso modo le volume intérieur d'un gros avion. Ça paraît énorme pour un équipage de 7 personnes, mais il y a des équipement installés absolument PARTOUT. Nos quartiers personnels sont les seuls espaces privés et ils ne sont pas très grand : à peine la taille d'une cabine téléphonique (pour ceux qui savent encore à quoi ça ressemble ;)) C'est l'endroit pour dormir, téléphoner, écrire... en 6 mois, on finit par y passer un peu de temps et par les personnaliser pour s'y sentir comme à la maison. Comme les autres astronautes, j'y ai mis des photos de mes amis et de ma famille, des vêtements, du chocolat, quelques affaires de toilettes et de rares effets personnels :chocolate_bar:⚾<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2845</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51165892513
title: In crew quarter
uri: In-crew-quarter
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165892513/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51165892513/" title="In crew quarter"><img src="media/c860ecb3.51165892513_e0afc9e458_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51165892513_e0afc9e458_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="In crew quarter" /></a></p>

<p>The Space Station is a huge shared volume for the entire crew (the equivalent of a Boeing747 - only with equipement everywhere), with only some small private spaces: our crew quarters. We sleep, call on the phone, send emails, and end up spending quite some time in them. We make them cosy with personal objects or pictures of friends and family, clothing, chocolate, hygiene and convenience items… it’s like a small private cabin on a ship… or a phone booth (for those who know what it looked like). <br />
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La Station spatiale fait grosso modo le volume intérieur d'un gros avion. Ça paraît énorme pour un équipage de 7 personnes, mais il y a des équipement installés absolument PARTOUT. Nos quartiers personnels sont les seuls espaces privés et ils ne sont pas très grand : à peine la taille d'une cabine téléphonique (pour ceux qui savent encore à quoi ça ressemble ;)) C'est l'endroit pour dormir, téléphoner, écrire... en 6 mois, on finit par y passer un peu de temps et par les personnaliser pour s'y sentir comme à la maison. Comme les autres astronautes, j'y ai mis des photos de mes amis et de ma famille, des vêtements, du chocolat, quelques affaires de toilettes et de rares effets personnels :chocolate_bar:⚾<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2846</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51167744074
title: Aki and me in cupola
uri: Aki-and-me-in-cupola
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167744074/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167744074/" title="Aki and me in cupola"><img src="media/0854a152.51167744074_c7bc81937b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51167744074_c7bc81937b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Aki and me in cupola" /></a></p>

<p>In the weekend there is usually somebody in the Cupola... but we each have different preferred times. We set the International Space Station clocks to GMT, which is two hours before Central European Summer Time. So I get up early (to see #Europe). Shane gets his camera ready in the afternoon our time which means the Sun has risen over USA and then Aki spends our night hours getting the best shots of Japan... unless we want to take pictures of our regions at night on Earth and then we switch times!<br />
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Le weekend, on rencontre toujours du monde dans la Cupola… mais chacun a ses heures: moi le matin (pour voir l’Europe), Shane l’après-midi (pour les USA), et Aki le soir (pour le Japon)… ensuite on inverse pour les photos de nuit<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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550K9650</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51167612306
title: Tidy Columbus
uri: Tidy-Columbus
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167612306/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167612306/" title="Tidy Columbus"><img src="media/924d9db3.51167612306_4c6fb5734e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51167612306_4c6fb5734e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Tidy Columbus" /></a></p>

<p>#9mai #Journée de l’Europe Voici un territoire européen dans l'espace : le laboratoire Columbus de l'Agence spatiale européenne. Consacré à la recherche en impesanteur, il abrite les équipements utilisés par les astronautes en orbite pour les scientifiques au sol. Centrifugeuses, microscopes, détecteurs de particules, incubateurs, équipements médicaux ou pour fondre les métaux, et ce n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg ! Nos confrères et consœurs américains, japonais et canadiens l’utilisent aussi souvent que nous Européens… au nom des chercheurs du monde entier qui sont à l’origine (et à la conclusion) des expériences de la Station. :woman:‍:microscope::microscope::man:‍:microscope:<br />
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Un bel exemple de coopération entre Européens mais aussi d’ouverture de l’Europe au monde – mais comme toujours, c’est avec beaucoup d’efforts qu’on rend ce laboratoire possible… même si on a parfois tendance à oublier les bienfaits de l’Europe, tellement on y est habitués. #EuropeDay :eu: Là, vous avez la photo juste après que j’arrive à bord (on a eu plein d’activités, à 11 astronautes)… et puis la photo dès que j’ai eu le temps de ranger un peu #maniaque #rangement<br />
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This is Europe's space in space: ESA's Columbus laboratory. It is a one-of-a-kind weightless lab that is jam-packed with equipment (as you can see) that allow us to conduct research for scientists in Europe and all over Earth. It has a biological facility, a physics facility, a metal furnace, commercial research facilities, physiology and medicine instruments and that is just on the inside! This is will be a frequent work location for me. The picture was taken early in the morning with no one inside, and later in the day it was super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people! It did look a bit messy but that is because we have been so busy these last few weeks with 11 people on board and lots of research happening. It’s all good now as I let my OCDs loose and reorganised it all on the weekend. Very satisfying  . Many more experiments to come in here: Exciting times for space research!!! #EuropeDay.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B7339</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51167613401
title: Columbus research hub
uri: Columbus-research-hub
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167613401/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51167613401/" title="Columbus research hub"><img src="media/2e405804.51167613401_e3306c9530_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51167613401_e3306c9530_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Columbus research hub" /></a></p>

<p>#9mai #Journée de l’Europe Voici un territoire européen dans l'espace : le laboratoire Columbus de l'Agence spatiale européenne. Consacré à la recherche en impesanteur, il abrite les équipements utilisés par les astronautes en orbite pour les scientifiques au sol. Centrifugeuses, microscopes, détecteurs de particules, incubateurs, équipements médicaux ou pour fondre les métaux, et ce n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg ! Nos confrères et consœurs américains, japonais et canadiens l’utilisent aussi souvent que nous Européens… au nom des chercheurs du monde entier qui sont à l’origine (et à la conclusion) des expériences de la Station. :woman:‍:microscope::microscope::man:‍:microscope:<br />
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Un bel exemple de coopération entre Européens mais aussi d’ouverture de l’Europe au monde – mais comme toujours, c’est avec beaucoup d’efforts qu’on rend ce laboratoire possible… même si on a parfois tendance à oublier les bienfaits de l’Europe, tellement on y est habitués. #EuropeDay :eu: Là, vous avez la photo juste après que j’arrive à bord (on a eu plein d’activités, à 11 astronautes)… et puis la photo dès que j’ai eu le temps de ranger un peu #maniaque #rangement<br />
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This is Europe's space in space: ESA's Columbus laboratory. It is a one-of-a-kind weightless lab that is jam-packed with equipment (as you can see) that allow us to conduct research for scientists in Europe and all over Earth. It has a biological facility, a physics facility, a metal furnace, commercial research facilities, physiology and medicine instruments and that is just on the inside! This is will be a frequent work location for me. The picture was taken early in the morning with no one inside, and later in the day it was super busy with 3 experiments and 5 people! It did look a bit messy but that is because we have been so busy these last few weeks with 11 people on board and lots of research happening. It’s all good now as I let my OCDs loose and reorganised it all on the weekend. Very satisfying  . Many more experiments to come in here: Exciting times for space research!!! #EuropeDay.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2832</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51168753349
title: Hibernating Dragon
uri: Hibernating-Dragon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51168753349/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51168753349/" title="Hibernating Dragon"><img src="media/caf0db59.51168753349_722431f796_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51168753349_722431f796_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Hibernating Dragon" /></a></p>

<p>Our Dragon is comfortably docked with the International Space Station. Did you know dragons hibernate? We leave it there for six months before waking it up to take us back home...<br />
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Notre Dragon est toujours confortablement niché à bord de l’ISS. Il est en hibernation pendant 6 mois en attendant le retour, réveillé de temps en temps pour l’ausculter… ce qui lui permet sans doute d’admirer le paysage qui défile sous ses ailes.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2944</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51170209034
title: Y.A. Gagarin
uri: Y-A-Gagarin
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51170209034/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51170209034/" title="Y.A. Gagarin"><img src="media/eea21554.51170209034_6ae69a20e7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51170209034_6ae69a20e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Y.A. Gagarin" /></a></p>

<p>A view that brings back memories, the Soyuz that brought me to the Space Station in 2016 for #Proxima was docked to the exact same docking port. This one is Oleg's, Pyotr's and Mark's, flying over Cuba. You can also see a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked and blocking the view. A tell-tale sign to differentiate the two is that a Soyuz has a green &quot;periscope&quot; to look through during docking. A Progress carries no astronauts and is automated so there is no need for a periscope – as nobody will ever look through it :) The Soyuz docked with the Station now is named &quot;Yuri Gagarin&quot; (Ю́. А. Гага́рин) after the first person to enter Earth orbit, 60 years ago this year.<br />
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Une vue qui me rappelle des souvenirs : c’est en Soyouz et par ce port d’amarrage que je suis arrivé pour la première fois en 2016. Le Soyouz d’Oleg, Pëtr et Mark s’appelle “Youri Gagarine” et survole Cuba… comme un parfum d’années 60 règne dans ce cliché :cu:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6312</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51169427306
title: Soyuz over Cuba
uri: Soyuz-over-Cuba
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169427306/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169427306/" title="Soyuz over Cuba"><img src="media/ef776731.51169427306_2e41d649b6_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51169427306_2e41d649b6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Soyuz over Cuba" /></a></p>

<p>A view that brings back memories, the Soyuz that brought me to the Space Station in 2016 for #Proxima was docked to the exact same docking port. This one is Oleg's, Pyotr's and Mark's, flying over Cuba. You can also see a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked and blocking the view. A tell-tale sign to differentiate the two is that a Soyuz has a green &quot;periscope&quot; to look through during docking. A Progress carries no astronauts and is automated so there is no need for a periscope – as nobody will ever look through it :) The Soyuz docked with the Station now is named &quot;Yuri Gagarin&quot; (Ю́. А. Гага́рин) after the first person to enter Earth orbit, 60 years ago this year.<br />
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Une vue qui me rappelle des souvenirs : c’est en Soyouz et par ce port d’amarrage que je suis arrivé pour la première fois en 2016. Le Soyouz d’Oleg, Pëtr et Mark s’appelle “Youri Gagarine” et survole Cuba… comme un parfum d’années 60 règne dans ce cliché :cu:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6311</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51169702006
title: Crew-2 flex
uri: Crew-2-flex
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169702006/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169702006/" title="Crew-2 flex"><img src="media/0cd7a2e4.51169702006_3f4dc6d74e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51169702006_3f4dc6d74e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crew-2 flex" /></a></p>

<p>Replying to <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_illini/status/1391091412112924672" rel="noreferrer nofollow">twitter.com/Astro_illini/status/1391091412112924672</a><br />
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My own excuse to flex is the inverted “2” for “Crew2” ✌, but yours is not bad either :muscle::wink:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B7345</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51170175476
title: Crew 2 flex
uri: 2021-05-10-Crew-2-flex
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51170175476/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51170175476/" title="Crew 2 flex"><img src="media/d4a4659d.51170175476_c9ed60dca4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51170175476_c9ed60dca4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crew 2 flex" /></a></p>

<p>Replying to: <a href="https://twitter.com/AstroVicGlover/status/1391090708396875782" rel="noreferrer nofollow">twitter.com/AstroVicGlover/status/1391090708396875782</a><br />
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Yeah, we had two doses…<br />
 #Crew2<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B7375</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51169473447
title: Boujdour
uri: Boujdour
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169473447/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51169473447/" title="Boujdour"><img src="media/a9b2dcbe.51169473447_911e0642ec_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51169473447_911e0642ec_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Boujdour" /></a></p>

<p>A town on the northwest coast of Africa. A road goes inland, and a road follows the sea. And from space that seems to be pretty much all I can make out.<br />
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Un des rares ports avant l’immensité du désert, dans le Sahara occidental. Deux routes fendent l’intérieur des terres, une autre longe l'océan, et c’est tout ☀<br />
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Credits:ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4206</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51171267824
title: Megan robotics
uri: Megan-robotics
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51171267824/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51171267824/" title="Megan robotics"><img src="media/91c274e2.51171267824_da673b9f1e_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51171267824_da673b9f1e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Megan robotics" /></a></p>

<p>Sometimes pictures or videos from International Space Station look just like we could be anywhere but in space: everyone seems standing up and you don’t really see the weightlessness… at least when Megan trains robotics, her hair gives it away (and also yes, her feet don’t touch the ground).<br />
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Parfois sur les vidéos filmées depuis l’ISS on a l’impression que les gens pourraient être dans un hangar : ils se tiennent verticaux avec leur micro....‍♂️ Heureusement avec Megan, pas de confusion possible : ses cheveux nous rappellent immédiatement les particularités de l’environnement (et aussi, c’est pas faux, le fait que ses pieds ne touchent pas terre quand elle s’entraîne aux opérations de robotique )<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2894</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51172507933
title: Oleg paparazzi shot
uri: Oleg-paparazzi-shot
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51172507933/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51172507933/" title="Oleg paparazzi shot"><img src="media/de9df92f.51172507933_b9c3bd90e7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51172507933_b9c3bd90e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Oleg paparazzi shot" /></a></p>

<p>We seldom use the big lenses inside the International Space Station… but it’s still 70m long, so I can play paparazzi from the forward end of the Station and shoot Oleg at the back end of it. I haven't introduced Oleg yet, we already spent six months in space together and many more on Earth training, as he was my Soyuz commander for mission Proxima. A great guy and a perfect commander he has taught me a lot. It is a lucky privilege to be able to return to space with the same people, not many astronaut expeditions align like this. I am lucky to be reunited with Shane in space and also Oleg. With Oleg we are planned to share the full six months again, whereas my path crossed with Shane in space last time for only half an Expedition.<br />
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Nous utilisons rarement les grands objectifs à l'intérieur de l'ISS... celui-ci fait tout de même 70 m de long, ce qui m’a permis de jouer les paparazzi : posté à l'extrémité avant de l'ISS, j’ai photographié Oleg à l'arrière de celle-ci ! Je n'ai pas encore (re)présenté Oleg. Nous avons passé six mois ensemble dans l'espace et bien plus encore sur Terre à nous entraîner, puisqu'il était mon commandant de Soyouz pour la mission Proxima. Un type formidable et un commandant parfait, j’ai beaucoup appris avec lui. C'est un privilège de pouvoir retourner dans l'espace avec les mêmes personnes, peu d'expéditions d'astronautes s'alignent comme cela. J'ai même la chance de retrouver 2 anciens co-équipiers pour cette mission : Shane, avec qui j’avais passé la moitié de ma 1re mission, et Oleg avec qui je devrais partager à nouveau les 6 mois complets.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4154</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51173063514
title: Progress
uri: 2021-05-11-Progress
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51173063514/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51173063514/" title="Progress"><img src="media/0507cb25.51173063514_b36f076362_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51173063514_b36f076362_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Progress" /></a></p>

<p>The most recent departure from the International Space Station was not our friends from Crew-1, but some… trash, on a Progress resupply ship. This workhorse of the International Space Station programme, like its equivalents launched from the US, Japan's HTV and Europe's ATV (until 2015) bring us all we need to perform our missions, and burn up on re-entry, ridding us of our trash in the process. Their very practical function doesn’t make them less beautiful when they fly close to the Space Station.<br />
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Juste avant le Crew-1, un autre ami nous a quitté fin avril : le vaisseau cargo russe Progress. Bon, c'est difficilement comparable puisqu'il s'agit... de nos déchets. Il est essentiel à l'approvisionnement de l'ISS, comme ses équivalents états-uniens (Cygnus, Dragon), japonais (HTV) et même européen jusqu'en 2015 (ATV). À l'aller, ils nous apportent tout ce dont nous avons besoin pour réaliser nos missions. Au retour, ils se désintègrent en brûlant dans l'atmosphère, emportant nos ordures avec eux. Cette fonction très terre-à-terre ne les empêche pas d'être extrêmement gracieux quand ils naviguent à proximité de la Station spatiale.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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_53R6619</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51172852678
title: Bike and photographer
uri: Bike-and-photographer
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51172852678/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51172852678/" title="Bike and photographer"><img src="media/64baca21.51172852678_6c735dddf1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51172852678_6c735dddf1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bike and photographer" /></a></p>

<p>A typical view on the International Space Station's NASA Destiny laboratory. The legs sticking out are Shane's who was opening the shutters to admire the view after an exercise session. The window he is looking out looks straight down at Earth and when we fly over Europe it is often my legs sticking out :)<br />
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Une journée typique dans le cœur de l’ISS, le Lab (pour Laboratoire). Les pieds qui dépassent, c’est Shane qui profite de la fin de sa séance de sport pour entrouvrir les volets de la fenêtre qui donne à la verticale sous la station. Avant l’arrivée de la Cupola, c'était la seule qui montrait la Terre. Il arrive régulièrement qu’on voit une paire de jambes dépasser (et quand c’est un passage au-dessus de l’Europe, ce sont souvent les miennes :)) <br />
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Credits: JAXA/NASA–A. Hoshide<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1391862696094703620" rel="noreferrer nofollow">twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1391862696094703620</a></p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51174585679
title: Mechanical swan over Lake Albert
uri: Mechanical-swan-over-Lake-Albert
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51174585679/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51174585679/" title="Mechanical swan over Lake Albert"><img src="media/c961bcc1.51174585679_8518182885_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51174585679_8518182885_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mechanical swan over Lake Albert" /></a></p>

<p>Lake Albert in Africa seems to make the clouds disappear as the Cygnus supply spacecraft with its circular solar wings looks on.<br />
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Le lac Albert, situé à la frontière entre l'Ouganda et la République démocratique du Congo, est le 7e plus grand lac d'Afrique. Il apparait sous les ailes rondes (enfin, plutôt les panneaux solaires) de notre cargo Cygnus arrimé sur la partie inférieure de la Station spatiale. Le chanceux profite d’une terrasse ombragée avec vue… sur la Terre <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A3006</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51176103718
title: Quiberon
uri: 2021-05-13-Quiberon
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176103718/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176103718/" title="Quiberon"><img src="media/ee1c175e.51176103718_e5ac42b492_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51176103718_e5ac42b492_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Quiberon" /></a></p>

<p>I remember taking a picture of the Quiberon peninsular during #Proxima. It is funny to think that I recognise the area easily from space whereas unfortunately I didn't get to visit it for real before #MissionAlpha! #Bretagne<br />
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La presque-île de Quiberon, toujours à la même place que depuis ma première mission. C'est drôle de retrouver d'abord ces lieux depuis l'espace, pourtant si proches et si familiers, avant de les avoir revu en vrai. En plus cette photo ravira vos amis Bretons (on a tous un ami Breton non?) ️ <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4152</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51176104853
title: Mecca
uri: 2021-05-13-Mecca
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176104853/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176104853/" title="Mecca"><img src="media/4933ed73.51176104853_15492fd7ff_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51176104853_15492fd7ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mecca" /></a></p>

<p>So bright at night that it ended up overexposed, as I wanted to see the city lights too. Happy end of Ramadan! #EidMubarak<br />
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La Mecque ! Elle brillait si fort que la photo est un peu surexposée, mais je voulais absolument qu'on voit les lumières de la ville. Joyeuse fête de l'Aïd ! #EidMubarakMecca! <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B5659</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51176972500
title: Toilet post!
uri: Toilet-post
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176972500/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51176972500/" title="Toilet post!"><img src="media/18619b42.51176972500_0c6eefa99c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51176972500_0c6eefa99c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Toilet post!" /></a></p>

<p>Important milestone! Yes this is a terrible photo, but it marks a historic moment: we reached 40 000 uses on the… onboard toilet. One of the most important systems (if it breaks, we stop everything until we’ve repaired it). You wouldn't send people into space without a toilet and clean sanitation is part of @UN Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. One of the subtle designs of the #MIssionAlpha patch is to include the colours of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, that I want to highlight during my mission. The reason we track how many times the toilet has been used is because it is such a vital piece of equipment and, just like a car, or aircraft, it needs maintenance at every certain number of km, hours, or uses in this case. In the future, for longer trips to Mars as well as on Earth we need to recycle our waste and grow food or turn it in resources to sustain life. At the moment we send our solid waste back to Earth on a supply vehicle to burn up in the atmosphere, but space agencies are building technologies to turn our :poop: into clean water, oxygen and food!<br />
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Une étape importante a été franchie en toute discrétion à bord de l'ISS : le 40 000e usage de nos toilettes. C'est l'un des systèmes les plus importants à bord : s’ils arrêtent de fonctionner, on arrête tout aussi pour les réparer. Impossible d’envoyer des gens dans l’espace sans ces commodités, et c’est indispensable sur Terre aussi. L’Organisation des Nations unies a d’ailleurs fait de l’assainissement de l’eau un de ses objectifs de développement durable : assurer la disponibilité et la gestion durable de l'eau et de l'assainissement pour l'ensemble de la population. Vous vous en doutez : si nous comptons le nombre d’utilisation de nos toilettes, c’est parce qu'il s'agit d'un équipement vital. Comme les voitures, elles doivent être entretenues après un certain nombre de kilomètres (ou d'utilisations dans notre cas). Pour les futurs longs voyages sur Mars comme pour continuer à habiter la Terre, nous devrons recycler nos déchets et faire pousser de la nourriture ou les transformer en ressources pour rester en vie. Pour l'instant, nous recyclons notre eau et notre air, et nous renvoyons nos déchets solides sur Terre à bord d'un véhicule de ravitaillement pour qu'ils brûlent dans l'atmosphère. Mais les agences spatiales mettent au point des technologies pour transformer nos déchets :poop: en eau propre, en oxygène et en nourriture !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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549D6849</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51178905304
title: Falcon second stage
uri: Falcon-second-stage
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178905304/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178905304/" title="Falcon second stage"><img src="media/49cbc288.51178905304_5edb9e60f0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51178905304_5edb9e60f0_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Falcon second stage" /></a></p>

<p> I cannot get enough of seeing our second stage from the Dragon spacecraft. That small cylinder propelled us into Earth orbit and allowed us to catch up with the International Space Station. It burns up harmlessly in a controlled re-entry, whereas the first stage lands back on Earth. Meanwhile the Dragon spacecraft that they both pushed is safely docked with us on the International Space Station! Teamwork!<br />
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Je ne me lasse pas de revoir le 2e étage du Falcon 9 qui nous a propulsés dans l'espace. C'est le cylindre blanc que vous voyez : il va faire peu de temps après une entrée contrôlée dans l'atmosphère afin de se désintégrer sans danger. Le premier étage s'était déjà posé sain et sauf sur Terre à ce moment là (enfin, sur une barge !) Et nous avons continué notre route à bord du Dragon, d'où la vidéo a été prise, jusqu'à l'amarrage à la Station spatiale internationale le lendemain.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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531A0011_pub</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51178102286
title: Photographer
uri: Photographer
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178102286/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178102286/" title="Photographer"><img src="media/a7b6255f.51178102286_4c9386a4ef_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51178102286_4c9386a4ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Photographer" /></a></p>

<p>We take many pictures on the @Space_Station and this is because we have to! Mission control often asks for a quick photo of an experiment or equipment so they can diagnose problems while we work on other things, or simply to keep track of items. We get lessons in photography for this reason and of course some of us (me!) like to put the theory into practice as much as we can, so that is why I am often seen with a camera in hand. Here Aki showed that he was paying attention during class and got a quick snap of life onboard.<br />
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Je suis d’habitude le photographe attitré de l’équipage, mais chacun peut (et même doit !) savoir se servir d’un appareil photo à bord. Durant notre entraînement, on a eu des cours spécifiquement pour ça... Mais les leçons ne font pas tout, il faut pratiquer ! Je trouve mes photos aujourd'hui un peu plus réussies qu'au début de la mission #Proxima... mais moins bien qu’à la fin ;) J’ai encore du travail Aki démontre qu’il a écouté en classe en saisissant une tranche de vie pendant le depart de Crew1 :)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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516L5181</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51179195765
title: Bricolage
uri: Bricolage
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179195765/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179195765/" title="Bricolage"><img src="media/4e6cdf13.51179195765_6f5d9392cc_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51179195765_6f5d9392cc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bricolage" /></a></p>

<p>Vous avez dit bricolage ? Une partie non négligeable de notre temps à bord de l'ISS est consacré à la maintenance. On entretient et on répare… à peu près tout :mecano: :clef à molette:. Il faut parfois se plier en quatre et plonger dans les entrailles de la bête pour arriver à son but. Une formatrice m'a dit un jour que les astronautes qui ont l'habitude de bricoler chez eux ou de réparer leur voiture font de meilleurs élèves... et ben c’était pas vraiment mon cas.<br />
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We always say astronauts need to be people of many trades. Things sometimes (often) need maintenance up here on the @Space_Station and time to get the toolbox out! An astronaut trainer once told me that she noticed astronauts that did DIY and car or motorbike maintenance themselves were generally better pupils. Whether fixing cars, doing plumbing or maintaining things in space, the space available to work in is often limited!<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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423E9089</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51179190494
title: Grasping for...
uri: Grasping-for
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179190494/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179190494/" title="Grasping for..."><img src="media/d0948d6e.51179190494_419f66f2fa_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51179190494_419f66f2fa_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Grasping for..." /></a></p>

<p>This is neither a space throne, nor a medieval torture device, but the ESA/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions. <br />
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Non ce n’est pas un trône ni une chaise de torture (quoique)… c’est pour la science ! J’ai passé un bon moment assis dans cette chaise pour l’expérience ESA/CNES GRASP, qui étudie la façon dont la coordination main-œil s'adapte à l'impesanteur. Les scientifiques pensent que notre corps utilise la pesanteur pour savoir comment se déplacer, et l'espace est un excellent lieu pour vérifier. En passant, on admire le laboratoire Columbus et les patches des missions précédentes (ainsi qu’un authentique invader qui s’est glissé là-haut, les fans de street art apprécieront !!)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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461H1155</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51179190644
title: Where am I?
uri: Where-am-I
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179190644/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179190644/" title="Where am I?"><img src="media/28dc1d5f.51179190644_005c8b9f1d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51179190644_005c8b9f1d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Where am I?" /></a></p>

<p>This is neither a space throne, nor a medieval torture device, but the ESA/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions. <br />
<br />
Non ce n’est pas un trône ni une chaise de torture (quoique)… c’est pour la science ! J’ai passé un bon moment assis dans cette chaise pour l’expérience ESA/CNES GRASP, qui étudie la façon dont la coordination main-œil s'adapte à l'impesanteur. Les scientifiques pensent que notre corps utilise la pesanteur pour savoir comment se déplacer, et l'espace est un excellent lieu pour vérifier. En passant, on admire le laboratoire Columbus et les patches des missions précédentes (ainsi qu’un authentique invader qui s’est glissé là-haut, les fans de street art apprécieront !!)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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461H1150</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51178394476
title: GRASP
uri: GRASP
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178394476/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178394476/" title="GRASP"><img src="media/4b7a3867.51178394476_22d72115a4_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51178394476_22d72115a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="GRASP" /></a></p>

<p>This is neither a space throne, nor a medieval torture device, but the ESA/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions. <br />
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Non ce n’est pas un trône ni une chaise de torture (quoique)… c’est pour la science ! J’ai passé un bon moment assis dans cette chaise pour l’expérience ESA/CNES GRASP, qui étudie la façon dont la coordination main-œil s'adapte à l'impesanteur. Les scientifiques pensent que notre corps utilise la pesanteur pour savoir comment se déplacer, et l'espace est un excellent lieu pour vérifier. En passant, on admire le laboratoire Columbus et les patches des missions précédentes (ainsi qu’un authentique invader qui s’est glissé là-haut, les fans de street art apprécieront !!)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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461H1144</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51178616833
title: Space throne
uri: Space-throne
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178616833/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178616833/" title="Space throne"><img src="media/d34e00bc.51178616833_7b85198560_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51178616833_7b85198560_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Space throne" /></a></p>

<p>This is neither a space throne, nor a medieval torture device, but the ESA/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions. <br />
<br />
Non ce n’est pas un trône ni une chaise de torture (quoique)… c’est pour la science ! J’ai passé un bon moment assis dans cette chaise pour l’expérience ESA/CNES GRASP, qui étudie la façon dont la coordination main-œil s'adapte à l'impesanteur. Les scientifiques pensent que notre corps utilise la pesanteur pour savoir comment se déplacer, et l'espace est un excellent lieu pour vérifier. En passant, on admire le laboratoire Columbus et les patches des missions précédentes (ainsi qu’un authentique invader qui s’est glissé là-haut, les fans de street art apprécieront !!)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
461H1141</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51178914693
title: Guinea Bissau
uri: Guinea-Bissau
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178914693/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51178914693/" title="Guinea Bissau"><img src="media/42874ef6.51178914693_c0476ece73_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51178914693_c0476ece73_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Guinea Bissau" /></a></p>

<p>Guinea Bissau, that I haven't seen since my last mission four years ago (no I didn't visit all the places I photograph from space :wink:. Photographers often say it is all about lighting, and talk of the golden hour or magic hour: the last hour before sunset and the first hour after sunrise. With 16 sunrises and sunsets as we circle Earth we are blessed by multiple opportunities to capture this moment in a day!<br />
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La Guinée-Bissau, que j’avais également vue pour la dernière fois il y a 4 ans. Le soleil s'invite même à la fête des couleurs, en ajoutant ses reflets d’argent en haut de la photo. La photo spatiale c’est une technique particulière : en fonction de l’heure du jour et de la position de la station, le soleil gêne ou aide à réussir ses effets, c’est selon. Après comme tous les photographes, quand on rate une photo on peut toujours dire que le flou était recherché pour l’effet artistique :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: !!<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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402I8544</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51180620799
title: Grasp timelapse
uri: Grasp-timelapse
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180620799/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180620799/" title="Grasp timelapse"><img src="media/91c77629.51180620799_3120d233bf_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51180620799_3120d233bf_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Grasp timelapse" /></a></p>

<p>This is not a medieval torture device, but the ESA - European Space Agency/CNES Grasp experiment to understand how humans adapt their hand-eye coordination in space. Scientists think we use gravity to judge how much to extend our arm to grab an object (for example), and us being in space is a great way to find out! We use a VR headset to simulate tasks and the equipment monitors movement and timing for researchers on Earth to look at and take conclusions. <br />
<br />
J’ai passé un bon moment dans cette position pour l’expérience ESA/CNES GRASP, qui étudie la façon dont la coordination main-œil s'adapte à l'impesanteur. Les scientifiques pensent que notre corps utilise la pesanteur pour savoir comment se déplacer, et l'espace est un excellent lieu pour vérifier. En passant, on admire le laboratoire Columbus et les patches des missions précédentes (ainsi qu’un authentique invader qui s’est glissé là-haut, les fans de street art apprécieront !!)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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GMT124_11_31__COL timelapse 3 GRASP_for PUB 4K</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51180670609
title: That
uri: 2021-05-15-That
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180670609/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180670609/" title="That"><img src="media/6f71ee03.51180670609_c49758bb32_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51180670609_c49758bb32_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="That" /></a></p>

<p>Maybe selfies are passé, but hey, who will blame me for taking one in the cupola. Soichi-san recently departed the International Space Station, but he passed on a lot of camera knowledge… and this was a practice shot #Iliketheview<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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550K9553</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51180782734
title: Upsala
uri: Upsala
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180782734/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180782734/" title="Upsala"><img src="media/e84484a1.51180782734_48f8ff1be9_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51180782734_48f8ff1be9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Upsala" /></a></p>

<p>The Upsala glacier in Argentina. The majestic spectacle with slow ice waves that flow into the blue water is beautiful but also worrying. Glaciers are getting smaller and this is noticeable by astronauts in space but more importantly from Earth observation satellites that monitor their progression for scientists who to interpret and take conclusion on climate change.<br />
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Le glacier d’Upsala, en Amérique du sud, s'étend de la frontière entre le Chili et l'Argentine au parc national Los Glaciares. Le spectacle des glaciers est à la fois majestueux, avec ses lentes vagues de glace qui se déversent dans une eau dont la teinte de bleu trahit la température, mais aussi inquiétant. Partout, ils reculent, ce qui est tout à fait visible depuis l’espace, non seulement à l’œil nu, mais surtout grâce aux satellites d’observation dont les instruments spécialisés et les orbites répétitives permettent aux scientifiques de confirmer le réchauffement climatique.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B5610</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51179304867
title: Upsala glacier
uri: Upsala-glacier
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179304867/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179304867/" title="Upsala glacier"><img src="media/45378f43.51179304867_b247866d39_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51179304867_b247866d39_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Upsala glacier" /></a></p>

<p>The Upsala glacier in Argentina. The majestic spectacle with slow ice waves that flow into the blue water is beautiful but also worrying. Glaciers are getting smaller and this is noticeable by astronauts in space but more importantly from Earth observation satellites that monitor their progression for scientists who to interpret and take conclusion on climate change.<br />
<br />
Le glacier d’Upsala, en Amérique du sud, s'étend de la frontière entre le Chili et l'Argentine au parc national Los Glaciares. Le spectacle des glaciers est à la fois majestueux, avec ses lentes vagues de glace qui se déversent dans une eau dont la teinte de bleu trahit la température, mais aussi inquiétant. Partout, ils reculent, ce qui est tout à fait visible depuis l’espace, non seulement à l’œil nu, mais surtout grâce aux satellites d’observation dont les instruments spécialisés et les orbites répétitives permettent aux scientifiques de confirmer le réchauffement climatique.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A5233</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51181086505
title: Glacier zoom
uri: Glacier-zoom
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181086505/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181086505/" title="Glacier zoom"><img src="media/f7939bd6.51181086505_a61ec7e03a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51181086505_a61ec7e03a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Glacier zoom" /></a></p>

<p>The Upsala glacier in Argentina. The majestic spectacle with slow ice waves that flow into the blue water is beautiful but also worrying. Glaciers are getting smaller and this is noticeable by astronauts in space but more importantly from Earth observation satellites that monitor their progression for scientists who to interpret and take conclusion on climate change.<br />
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Le glacier d’Upsala, en Amérique du sud, s'étend de la frontière entre le Chili et l'Argentine au parc national Los Glaciares. Le spectacle des glaciers est à la fois majestueux, avec ses lentes vagues de glace qui se déversent dans une eau dont la teinte de bleu trahit la température, mais aussi inquiétant. Partout, ils reculent, ce qui est tout à fait visible depuis l’espace, non seulement à l’œil nu, mais surtout grâce aux satellites d’observation dont les instruments spécialisés et les orbites répétitives permettent aux scientifiques de confirmer le réchauffement climatique.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A5232</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51179955942
title: Family
uri: Family
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179955942/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51179955942/" title="Family"><img src="media/bbce7a43.51179955942_731587ccfd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51179955942_731587ccfd_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Family" /></a></p>

<p>Today is International Day of the Family and of course we are all distant from our families up here. For the next six months my crewmates are my family and our dinners are a highlight of the day. This timelapse was made when we were still 11 on board, and the family got a bit smaller since Crew1 left. Although we are happy up here together of course I miss all my loved ones! Our family dinners on earth still often had as many things flying around :kissing_heart:<br />
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On fête aujourd'hui la Journée internationale des familles, ce qui d’habitude me laisse froid, mais là il se trouve que nous allons passer un long moment loin des nôtres. Pour les six prochains mois, ma famille c'est donc mon équipage, et comme sur Terre chez toutes les cultures (il me semble), les repas ensemble sont un moment essential pour créer les liens, les renforcer, échanger. Lorsque ce timelapse a été réalisé, nous étions encore 11 à bord. La &quot;famille&quot; est un peu plus réduite depuis le départ du Crew-1. Petite précision : non mes proches à bord n’ont pas, eux, l'habitude de faire voler des choses pendant le dîner ;) :-*<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA<br />
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527C2575</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51181083643
title: Highway 1
uri: Highway-1
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181083643/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181083643/" title="Highway 1"><img src="media/e6687a31.51181083643_948bc86f81_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51181083643_948bc86f81_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Highway 1" /></a></p>

<p>The famous Key West and the special Highway 1 that hops from island to island all the way south. The US Navy base is remarkable with its star-shaped airfield.<br />
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Certains noms ont un parfum d’évasion ou de tropiques, et Key West en fait partie. A l’extrémité de la Route 1 qui court le long de l’archipel des Keys, presque toujours par l’eau des deux côtés, on y trouve une base majeure de l’US Navy, et le plus souvent une atmosphère de fête et de vacances.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4546</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51180865696
title: Key West
uri: Key-West
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180865696/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51180865696/" title="Key West"><img src="media/ab84c22e.51180865696_d56c44595c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51180865696_d56c44595c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Key West" /></a></p>

<p>The famous Key West and the special Highway 1 that hops from island to island all the way south. The US Navy base is remarkable with its star-shaped airfield.<br />
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Certains noms ont un parfum d’évasion ou de tropiques, et Key West en fait partie. A l’extrémité de la Route 1 qui court le long de l’archipel des Keys, presque toujours par l’eau des deux côtés, on y trouve une base majeure de l’US Navy, et le plus souvent une atmosphère de fête et de vacances.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4544</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51182140001
title: Penguin gravity indicator
uri: Penguin-gravity-indicator
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182140001/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182140001/" title="Penguin gravity indicator"><img src="media/1711cab5.51182140001_59b286f10c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51182140001_59b286f10c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Penguin gravity indicator" /></a></p>

<p>What is the easiest way to tell if you are in microgravity? See if anything floats! Both on the Soyuz spacecraft took me to space the first time, and the Crew Dragon flight from two weeks ago employ the same tactic to show us when we have reached microgravity: a fluffy toy on a string. Each time the crew chooses their own and as Crew-2 we used this penguin that what chosen by the families of Aki and Megan. When we see it float we know there is no more acceleration from the rocket pushing us into the sky and that we are in free-fall around Earth. Once we reach the International Space Station it is our friendly decoration and mascot :blush:<br />
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On a repéré notre indicateur de microgravité ! Le pingouin choisi par les fils d’Aki et Megan a fait une apparition l'autre jour, alors que Shane et Megan, dans leurs beaux polos bleus, parlaient en direct sur NASA TV. Pour rappel, il nous sert à déterminer l’arrivée en orbite : une fois qu’il flotte dans la capsule, ça veut dire qu’il n’y a plus d’accélération (de la fusée), on est donc en chute lire autour de la Terre… c’est l’impesanteur. Une fois dans l’ISS, il nous sert juste à décorer :wink:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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402I8580</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51182360016
title: Before Summer
uri: Before-Summer
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182360016/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182360016/" title="Before Summer"><img src="media/25d9126d.51182360016_d2ceb9d646_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51182360016_d2ceb9d646_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Before Summer" /></a></p>

<p>Often the least-populated areas are the most beautiful – in this area in central Asia the snow is still covering  mountains like a film of dust before spring melts it away.<br />
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Parfois, ce sont les zones les moins peuplées qui sont les plus belles (ne serait-ce pas même une règle générale ? :thinking_face: – démonstration avec l’Asie centrale : ici un lac et des montagnes qui résistent encore au printemps en Mongolie :mn:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4898</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51182575718
title: Snow dust
uri: Snow-dust
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182575718/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182575718/" title="Snow dust"><img src="media/5e0ad597.51182575718_5099dbdf3f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51182575718_5099dbdf3f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Snow dust" /></a></p>

<p>Often the least-populated areas are the most beautiful – in this area in central Asia the snow is still covering  mountains like a film of dust before spring melts it away.<br />
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Parfois, ce sont les zones les moins peuplées qui sont les plus belles (ne serait-ce pas même une règle générale ? :thinking_face: – démonstration avec l’Asie centrale : ici un lac et des montagnes qui résistent encore au printemps en Mongolie :mn:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4892</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51182575578
title: Mongolia Earth Art
uri: Mongolia-Earth-Art
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182575578/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51182575578/" title="Mongolia Earth Art"><img src="media/12463760.51182575578_9286d2320f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51182575578_9286d2320f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mongolia Earth Art" /></a></p>

<p>Often the least-populated areas are the most beautiful – in this area in central Asia the snow is still covering  mountains like a film of dust before spring melts it away.<br />
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Parfois, ce sont les zones les moins peuplées qui sont les plus belles (ne serait-ce pas même une règle générale ? :thinking_face: – démonstration avec l’Asie centrale : ici un lac et des montagnes qui résistent encore au printemps en Mongolie :mn:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4884</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51181671232
title: Not Fuji
uri: Not-Fuji
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181671232/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51181671232/" title="Not Fuji"><img src="media/954485f8.51181671232_7a7ba9aa5d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51181671232_7a7ba9aa5d_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Not Fuji" /></a></p>

<p>Not Mount Fuji, but a cousin on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The brush of snow shows that this volcano is dormant.<br />
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Très facile de repérer depuis l'espace l’auréole enneigée de ce cousin du Mont Fuji sur l’île d’Hokkaido, au nord du Japon, alors que le printemps s’étend lentement mais sûrement aux alentours.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA-T. Pesquet<br />
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_53R6663</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51184456275
title: Night
uri: 2021-05-16-Night
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51184456275/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51184456275/" title="Night"><img src="media/1bdf2d02.51184456275_92bf04c66a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51184456275_92bf04c66a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Night" /></a></p>

<p>This is what the Space Station looks like at night… well, not exactly night : some of my crewmates were still around the dinner table! 6 months together on an expedition builds solid ties between us. Science goes on 24 hours as many experiments inside and outside the Station run without us interacting with them, we can sometimes hear the hum or clicks of machinery doing their stuff for @ISS_Research through the night.<br />
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Mesdames et messieurs, la Station spatiale internationale... de nuit ! Ou presque : certains de mes co-équipiers sont encore autour de la table. C'est un moment très important pour nous. Nous sommes occupés toute la journée à nos diverses tâches et les repas sont nos rares moments ensemble. Et je vous assure que 6 mois d'expéditions, ça crée des amitiés fortes :) Les expériences se déroulent 24h sur 24h dans et autour de l'ISS, parfois sans que nous ayons besoin d'interagir avec elle. La nuit, on peut parfois les entendre fredonner ou cliqueter... #ASMR<br />
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607B0393</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51185492235
title: Crazy light projecter
uri: Crazy-light-projecter
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51185492235/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51185492235/" title="Crazy light projecter"><img src="media/f6dfd2f9.51185492235_e1d978bc59_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51185492235_e1d978bc59_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Crazy light projecter" /></a></p>

<p>Not a great picture, but I wanted to capture the sun/star effect: this is what the Sun looks like to us outside of the atmosphere: a crazy light projector. Its radiation is, when you think of it, our only source of energy since the beginning of times. We (and nature) have only ever transformed it into other forms. It’s fun being in the Cupola when the sun's rays start hitting the windows, as you immediately feel a rise in temperature, in spite of all the panes ad layers of protection. Note for later: a picture of the Sn would look better during a spacewalk (no artifacts from the windows). ☀:sunglasses:<br />
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Pas la meilleure photo, mais c’est l’éclat du soleil que je souhaitais justement capturer : voilà à quoi il ressemble depuis la Station – un projecteur très très puissant. Quand on y pense, ses radiations constituent notre seule source d’énergie depuis la nuit des temps – la nature l’a toujours tout simplement transformée en d’autres formes (malheureusement pas souvent de manière durable dernièrement en ce qui concerne les êtres humains…). Quand on est dans la Cupola au moment où les rayons commencent à frapper les hublots, on sent tout de suite la température monter, malgré les panneaux et couches de protection thermique. Note pour plus tard : une photo du soleil rendrait beaucoup mieux prise lors d’une sortie extravéhiculaire, sans la barrière d’un hublot. ☀<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I7329</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51184416866
title: Sun in space
uri: Sun-in-space
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51184416866/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51184416866/" title="Sun in space"><img src="media/6e54ef28.51184416866_6383c0abce_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51184416866_6383c0abce_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Sun in space" /></a></p>

<p>Not a great picture, but I wanted to capture the sun/star effect: this is what the Sun looks like to us outside of the atmosphere: a crazy light projector. Its radiation is, when you think of it, our only source of energy since the beginning of times. We (and nature) have only ever transformed it into other forms. It’s fun being in the Cupola when the sun's rays start hitting the windows, as you immediately feel a rise in temperature, in spite of all the panes ad layers of protection. Note for later: a picture of the Sn would look better during a spacewalk (no artifacts from the windows). ☀:sunglasses:<br />
<br />
Pas la meilleure photo, mais c’est l’éclat du soleil que je souhaitais justement capturer : voilà à quoi il ressemble depuis la Station – un projecteur très très puissant. Quand on y pense, ses radiations constituent notre seule source d’énergie depuis la nuit des temps – la nature l’a toujours tout simplement transformée en d’autres formes (malheureusement pas souvent de manière durable dernièrement en ce qui concerne les êtres humains…). Quand on est dans la Cupola au moment où les rayons commencent à frapper les hublots, on sent tout de suite la température monter, malgré les panneaux et couches de protection thermique. Note pour plus tard : une photo du soleil rendrait beaucoup mieux prise lors d’une sortie extravéhiculaire, sans la barrière d’un hublot. ☀<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I7325</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51186074370
title: Skin of the Earth
uri: Skin-of-the-Earth
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51186074370/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51186074370/" title="Skin of the Earth"><img src="media/dc869557.51186074370_e86509fce1_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51186074370_e86509fce1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Skin of the Earth" /></a></p>

<p>Hints of red and ochre, grey rocks and white clouds, flying over the Sahara (a plateau in Chad here) is never boring. Luca called it the skin of the Earth I think, and he is right, it does resemble skin. <br />
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Rouge fauve, gris des roches, orange du sable et touches de nuages blancs : le survol du Sahara (ici un plateau au Tchad) n’est jamais monotone. Luca appelait ça « la peau de la Terre » je crois, et c’est vrai que ça y ressemble. Reste à y chercher l’aviateur égaré du Petit Prince… et, au moins aussi fascinantes au milieu de tant d’aridité, les fameuses gueltas au fond du labyrinthe des canyons. :crocodile::dromedary_camel::td:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A3001</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51186226534
title: Feet
uri: Feet
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51186226534/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51186226534/" title="Feet"><img src="media/e6dd70f1.51186226534_b7d515fd55_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51186226534_b7d515fd55_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Feet" /></a></p>

<p>Shane's feet sticking out again as he looks out the nadir-facing window in the US laboratory. There are quite a few good windows looking down at Earth from the Russian segment too, where Shane and myself took all our pictures during our last mission. Now we mostly use this one (it’s closer to our usual work and rest spots) – the window was taken by an experiment last time (we never even opened the shutter once)! The Cupola has superb all around views, but is less optimal for zoomed-in pictures. Now you know everything about windows on the International Space Station. :wink:<br />
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À nouveau les pieds de Shane, tandis qu'il regarde par le hublot qui fait face à la Terre dans le labo américain. Il y a plusieurs ouvertures sur la Terre dans le segment russe, c'est là-bas que Shane et moi avons pris nos meilleures photos durant notre précédente mission. À l'époque, celle du lab était occupée par une expérience mais maintenant qu'elle est dégagée, c'est celle qu'on utilise le plus. Elle est plus proche de nos quartiers et de nos zones de travail habituelles. La dernière vue sur la Terre et sans doute la plus connue, c'est la Cupola (à raison, elle est splendide !) mais elle est moins pratique pour faire des photos zoomées. Voilà, vous êtes maintenant incollables sur les hublots de la Station spatiale *qui font face à la Terre*.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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461H1270</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51185993862
title: White Nile
uri: White-Nile
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51185993862/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51185993862/" title="White Nile"><img src="media/d326771e.51185993862_2747b3e8ff_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51185993862_2747b3e8ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="White Nile" /></a></p>

<p>Flying over Africa the view quickly passes from river valleys to deserts. I don't know if this area was irrigated or formed by nature, but either way the results are stunning. The blue water from the White Nile disrupts the ochre coloured surroundings. <br />
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En Afrique de l'Est, on passe du désert aux vallées fluviales assez rapidement (du moins en station spatiale :)). Des canaux sillonnent la végétation qui semble recouvrir le fleuve : je ne sais pas si c'est une œuvre humaine ou de la nature, mais le résultat ne manque pas de style. Le bleu du Nil Blanc et le vert des rives sont assez courant sous ces latitudes, mais ils tranchent avec les zones désertiques ocres qu'on survole un peu plus au Nord.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4478</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51187468439
title: White Nile 2
uri: White-Nile-2
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51187468439/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51187468439/" title="White Nile 2"><img src="media/95bb9ce6.51187468439_94a774022c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51187468439_94a774022c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="White Nile 2" /></a></p>

<p>Flying over Africa the view quickly passes from river valleys to deserts. I don't know if this area was irrigated or formed by nature, but either way the results are stunning. The blue water from the White Nile disrupts the ochre coloured surroundings. <br />
<br />
En Afrique de l'Est, on passe du désert aux vallées fluviales assez rapidement (du moins en station spatiale :)). Des canaux sillonnent la végétation qui semble recouvrir le fleuve : je ne sais pas si c'est une œuvre humaine ou de la nature, mais le résultat ne manque pas de style. Le bleu du Nil Blanc et le vert des rives sont assez courant sous ces latitudes, mais ils tranchent avec les zones désertiques ocres qu'on survole un peu plus au Nord.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4470</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51188153045
title: Glovebox work
uri: Glovebox-work
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188153045/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188153045/" title="Glovebox work"><img src="media/55d8a743.51188153045_bfa1a4659f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51188153045_bfa1a4659f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Glovebox work" /></a></p>

<p>Continuing to highlight the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, number 5 is: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Megan is a role-model to me and everyone who meets her. For both my missions I have worked with great people including Megan and Peggy Whitson. But women are still a minority in engineering jobs and in space. We are 7 on the Space Station now, six men and Megan, you don't need a calculator to see there is an imbalance! ESA is looking for new astronauts and this is a chance to improve the gender equality. If you are hesitating, apply! Back to the picture... Big brother is watching you! Well, not really, but often the teams on the ground use an over-the-shoulder camera view to assist us, especially when performing advanced scientific experiments (we’re jack of all trades, but often masters of none…). Megan was her usual awesome self, spending hours at a time doing precision lab work inside this glovebox. The experiment is called celestial immunity and compares cells in space and on Earth to provide insights into new vaccines and drugs. Megan worked at mission control herself for many years so she has seen both sides of the action.<br />
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Un autre objectif de développement durable de l’ONU qui me tient à cœur, c’est numéro 5 : atteindre l'égalité des genres et l'autonomie pour toutes les femmes et les filles. Megan est un modèle pour beaucoup de personnes qui croisent sa route. C’était aussi le cas de Peggy Whitson lors de Proxima ! J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer des gens formidables depuis que je suis devenu astronaute, mais les femmes restent très minoritaires dans les milieux de l’ingénierie et du spatial. Nous sommes actuellement 7 à bord de la Station spatiale, dont 6 hommes : pas besoin de calculatrice pour constater le déséquilibre ! L’ESA recrute actuellement de nouveaux astronautes, et c’est une opportunité pour améliorer la situation. Mesdames, c’est le moment de postuler !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B7325</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51187861159
title: Over the shoulder
uri: Over-the-shoulder
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51187861159/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51187861159/" title="Over the shoulder"><img src="media/78470627.51187861159_069efb6d51_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51187861159_069efb6d51_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Over the shoulder" /></a></p>

<p>Continuing to highlight the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, number 5 is: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Megan is a role-model to me and everyone who meets her. For both my missions I have worked with great people including Megan and Peggy Whitson. But women are still a minority in engineering jobs and in space. We are 7 on the Space Station now, six men and Megan, you don't need a calculator to see there is an imbalance! ESA is looking for new astronauts and this is a chance to improve the gender equality. If you are hesitating, apply! Back to the picture... Big brother is watching you! Well, not really, but often the teams on the ground use an over-the-shoulder camera view to assist us, especially when performing advanced scientific experiments (we’re jack of all trades, but often masters of none…). Megan was her usual awesome self, spending hours at a time doing precision lab work inside this glovebox. The experiment is called celestial immunity and compares cells in space and on Earth to provide insights into new vaccines and drugs. Megan worked at mission control herself for many years so she has seen both sides of the action.<br />
<br />
Un autre objectif de développement durable de l’ONU qui me tient à cœur, c’est numéro 5 : atteindre l'égalité des genres et l'autonomie pour toutes les femmes et les filles. Megan est un modèle pour beaucoup de personnes qui croisent sa route. C’était aussi le cas de Peggy Whitson lors de Proxima ! J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer des gens formidables depuis que je suis devenu astronaute, mais les femmes restent très minoritaires dans les milieux de l’ingénierie et du spatial. Nous sommes actuellement 7 à bord de la Station spatiale, dont 6 hommes : pas besoin de calculatrice pour constater le déséquilibre ! L’ESA recrute actuellement de nouveaux astronautes, et c’est une opportunité pour améliorer la situation. Mesdames, c’est le moment de postuler !<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607B7324</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51188113512
title: Not Mars!
uri: Not-Mars
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188113512/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188113512/" title="Not Mars!"><img src="media/60c816e0.51188113512_db35abfcfa_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51188113512_db35abfcfa_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Not Mars!" /></a></p>

<p>I thought I was orbiting Mars when I saw this view! No cloud in sight and the red and ochre colours stretching to the horizon. This is how I imagine the Perseverance rover would have seen Mars on its approach to landing. A huge shout-out to the @NASA teams that flew a helicopter on Mars and also the French teams that recorded the flight with audio! Mars exploration is hard but we are making enormous progress. China landed its Zhurong rover on Mars too, becoming only the second nation to do so successfully. ESA's ExoMars TGO mission is orbiting Mars and the ExoMars rover is set for launch next year. Mars robotic exploration and human exploration go hand in hand: exploring farther and extending human presence. Scientists believe Mars was once a very different planet and its environment changed over billions of years, learning more about its history can help us protect our future on our amazing home planet. ESA and NASA are teaming up to bring pieces of Mars to Earth this decade too! <br />
<br />
Lors d’un passage somme toute assez banal au-dessus de l’immensité du Sahara, je me suis cru sur Mars !! Pas un nuage, du rouge et de l’ocre à perte de vue… on s’y croirait, un peu comme Perseverance en ce moment avec son hélicoptère embarqué. Un immense bravo à la @NASA qui a fait voler récemment le premier drone sur Mars ! Le bruit de ses hélices a été enregistré par la caméra super-polyvalente SuperCam du rover. Un instrument français  :fr: fourni par l’IRAP CNRS avec le soutien du CNES :thumbsup:. L’exploration spatiale robotique et habitée sont les deux branches d'une même ambition profondément humaine : celle qui nous pousse à explorer toujours plus loin.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6243</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51188820041
title: Mars?
uri: Mars
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188820041/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188820041/" title="Mars?"><img src="media/310ec706.51188820041_1771c42d83_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51188820041_1771c42d83_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Mars?" /></a></p>

<p>I thought I was orbiting Mars when I saw this view! No cloud in sight and the red and ochre colours stretching to the horizon. This is how I imagine the Perseverance rover would have seen Mars on its approach to landing. A huge shout-out to the NASA teams that flew a helicopter on Mars and also the French teams that recorded the flight with audio! Mars exploration is hard but we are making enormous progress. China landed its Zhurong rover on Mars too, becoming only the second nation to do so successfully. ESA's ExoMars TGO mission is orbiting Mars and the ExoMars rover is set for launch next year. Mars robotic exploration and human exploration go hand in hand: exploring farther and extending human presence. Scientists believe Mars was once a very different planet and its environment changed over billions of years, learning more about its history can help us protect our future on our amazing home planet. ESA and NASA are teaming up to bring pieces of Mars to Earth this decade too! <br />
<br />
Lors d’un passage somme toute assez banal au-dessus de l’immensité du Sahara, je me suis cru sur Mars !! Pas un nuage, du rouge et de l’ocre à perte de vue… on s’y croirait, un peu comme Perseverance en ce moment avec son hélicoptère embarqué. Un immense bravo à la NASA qui a fait voler récemment le premier drone sur Mars ! Le bruit de ses hélices a été enregistré par la caméra super-polyvalente SuperCam du rover. Un instrument français  :fr: fourni par l’IRAP @cnrs avec le soutien du CNES :thumbsup:. L’exploration spatiale robotique et habitée sont les deux branches d'une même ambition profondément humaine : celle qui nous pousse à explorer toujours plus loin.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I6200</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51189491211
title: Bahamas wide angle
uri: Bahamas-wide-angle
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189491211/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189491211/" title="Bahamas wide angle"><img src="media/c1432dd7.51189491211_664966b54f_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189491211_664966b54f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bahamas wide angle" /></a></p>

<p>A wide-angle image deforms the subject matter slightly but otherwise it is impossible to get all the colours of the Bahamas into a single shot. Once the Cygnus spacecraft leaves it won't photobomb the shots anymore.<br />
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Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola. Une fois le cargo Cygnus parti dans quelques semaines, il n’y aura plus de panneaux solaires pour photobomber mes prises.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6295</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51189491536
title: Bahamas and Cygnus
uri: Bahamas-and-Cygnus
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189491536/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189491536/" title="Bahamas and Cygnus"><img src="media/6f1ab9b1.51189491536_44c8561b83_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189491536_44c8561b83_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bahamas and Cygnus" /></a></p>

<p>A wide-angle image deforms the subject matter slightly but otherwise it is impossible to get all the colours of the Bahamas into a single shot. Once the Cygnus spacecraft leaves it won't photobomb the shots anymore.<br />
<br />
Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola. Une fois le cargo Cygnus parti dans quelques semaines, il n’y aura plus de panneaux solaires pour photobomber mes prises.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
550K9607</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51190555145
title: Swan over Bahamas
uri: Swan-over-Bahamas
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190555145/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190555145/" title="Swan over Bahamas"><img src="media/aea9a6fa.51190555145_2f5658ab29_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51190555145_2f5658ab29_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Swan over Bahamas" /></a></p>

<p>A wide-angle image deforms the subject matter slightly but otherwise it is impossible to get all the colours of the Bahamas into a single shot. Once the Cygnus spacecraft leaves it won't photobomb the shots anymore.<br />
<br />
Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola. Une fois le cargo Cygnus parti dans quelques semaines, il n’y aura plus de panneaux solaires pour photobomber mes prises.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
550K9605</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51190554870
title: Underwater dunes
uri: Underwater-dunes
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190554870/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190554870/" title="Underwater dunes"><img src="media/5687e949.51190554870_d24aafb5a3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51190554870_d24aafb5a3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Underwater dunes" /></a></p>

<p>Of all the beautiful things we see from space the Bahamas and their sea dunes with the amazing blue colours are one of the best. The many shades of blue are astounding and warrant a zoom on the underwater sand dunes that create them.<br />
<br />
Les Bahamas, photographiées avant le départ du cargo Progress fin avril. Au rayon des merveilles vues depuis l’espace, cette région et ses eaux aux mille nuances de bleu occupent la première place - notamment les reflets irisés sculptés dans le sable et les algues par les marées. :emoji star eyes: Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola ! J’ai aussi utilisé un objectif plus conventionnel : à chacun sa photo préférée (les goûtes et les couleurs…)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B4675</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51190555360
title: Bahamas zoom
uri: Bahamas-zoom
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190555360/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51190555360/" title="Bahamas zoom"><img src="media/2c9c663a.51190555360_e33d0b11b3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51190555360_e33d0b11b3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bahamas zoom" /></a></p>

<p>Of all the beautiful things we see from space the Bahamas and their sea dunes with the amazing blue colours are one of the best. The many shades of blue are astounding and warrant a zoom on the underwater sand dunes that create them.<br />
<br />
Les Bahamas, photographiées avant le départ du cargo Progress fin avril. Au rayon des merveilles vues depuis l’espace, cette région et ses eaux aux mille nuances de bleu occupent la première place - notamment les reflets irisés sculptés dans le sable et les algues par les marées. :emoji star eyes: Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola ! J’ai aussi utilisé un objectif plus conventionnel : à chacun sa photo préférée (les goûtes et les couleurs…)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
402I8487bis</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51189704993
title: Celestial blues
uri: Celestial-blues
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189704993/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51189704993/" title="Celestial blues"><img src="media/f23bfdcf.51189704993_9f1b74789a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51189704993_9f1b74789a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Celestial blues" /></a></p>

<p>Of all the beautiful things we see from space the Bahamas and their sea dunes with the amazing blue colours are one of the best. The many shades of blue are astounding and warrant a zoom on the underwater sand dunes that create them.<br />
<br />
Les Bahamas, photographiées avant le départ du cargo Progress fin avril. Au rayon des merveilles vues depuis l’espace, cette région et ses eaux aux mille nuances de bleu occupent la première place - notamment les reflets irisés sculptés dans le sable et les algues par les marées. :emoji star eyes: Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola ! J’ai aussi utilisé un objectif plus conventionnel : à chacun sa photo préférée (les goûtes et les couleurs…)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
402I8486</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51188780982
title: Blue Bahamas
uri: 2021-05-19-Blue-Bahamas
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188780982/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51188780982/" title="Blue Bahamas"><img src="media/a4cad453.51188780982_9783cc2329_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51188780982_9783cc2329_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Blue Bahamas" /></a></p>

<p>Of all the beautiful things we see from space the Bahamas and their sea dunes with the amazing blue colours are one of the best. The many shades of blue are astounding and warrant a zoom on the underwater sand dunes that create them.<br />
<br />
Les Bahamas, photographiées avant le départ du cargo Progress fin avril. Au rayon des merveilles vues depuis l’espace, cette région et ses eaux aux mille nuances de bleu occupent la première place - notamment les reflets irisés sculptés dans le sable et les algues par les marées. :emoji star eyes: Une photo au grand angle, ça déforme un peu, mais difficile de faire rentrer toutes les couleurs des Bahamas dans une seule fenêtre de la Cupola ! J’ai aussi utilisé un objectif plus conventionnel : à chacun sa photo préférée (les goûtes et les couleurs…)<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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402I8485bis</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51191144180
title: Lisboa
uri: 2021-05-20-Lisboa
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51191144180/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51191144180/" title="Lisboa"><img src="media/620c7139.51191144180_2dcabf8941_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51191144180_2dcabf8941_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lisboa" /></a></p>

<p>Lisbon, easy to spot with its particular shape and its bridges, facing the atlantic ocean. A pesky cloud is in the way, again.<br />
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Lisbonne ! De nuit, la ville est facile à reconnaître grâce à ses immenses ponts et à la forme de l'embouchure du Tage sur l'Océan Atlantique. Quelques nuages voilent la partie la plus lumineuse de la ville :emoji cloud emoji annoyed: Pour ceux qui l'avez vue en story hier, dites moi : vous l'aviez reconnue ?<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B5891</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51191780158
title: Black and white city in the snow with blue
uri: Black-and-white-city-in-the-snow-with-blue
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51191780158/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51191780158/" title="Black and white city in the snow with blue"><img src="media/8dbda047.51191780158_e14a8bb332_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51191780158_e14a8bb332_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Black and white city in the snow with blue" /></a></p>

<p>This time I am on the Space Station during Summer. It doesn't change anything for us up here (the temperature is kept at a stable and cozy 20 degrees), but for the photos we take of Earth it is very different! I took many snowy pictures during Proxima, but less now. This city in China looks beautiful in black and white, even though it is a colour picture!<br />
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Cette fois c’est une mission d’été ! Ça ne change pas grand-chose pour la température intérieure de l’ISS (extérieure non plus en fait), mais pour les photos, c’est très différent. J’avais beaucoup de paysages enneigés il y a 4 ans, moins aujourd’hui. Vous me direz que c'est l'hiver dans l'hémisphère Sud et vous avez raison. Mais on y trouve beaucoup moins de terres émergées sous les latitudes qui reçoivent de la neige que dans l'hémisphère Nord. Cette ville chinoise est l’exception qui confirme la règle, et j’apprécie particulièrement les effets de texture et de noir et blanc qu’elle nous procure.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4944</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51193663929
title: Where is Aki?
uri: Where-is-Aki
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193663929/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193663929/" title="Where is Aki?"><img src="media/bced8dbd.51193663929_9bbda5e4c3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51193663929_9bbda5e4c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Where is Aki?" /></a></p>

<p>Where is Aki?!! There is so much equipment inside ISS that sometimes, we have to move it around. We were clearing up the Node3 port endcone to access the nanoracks airlock, and we temp-stowed all equipment in… our usual spacewalk airlock (not used for now, spacewalk season starts end May :blush:). It’s messy because it was just there for a day! When we use this airlock later, we’ll clear it up. :package:<br />
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Où est Aki ? Il y a tellement d'équipements dans la Station spatiale qu'il faut parfois faire un peu de déménagement. Pour pouvoir accéder au sas de déploiment des nanosatellites, il fallait délester le Node3 d’un certain nombre de… mètres cubes. Comme le sas où nous conservons les scaphandres, où nous préparons les sorties extra-véhiculaires et depuis lequel nous les réalisons n’est pas utilisé en ce moment (mais la saison des EVA démarre fin Mai :blush:), il a servi de lieu de stockage temporaire. Inutile de préciser qu’il a fallu tout ramener à sa place à la fin de la journée (et faire cette fois un beau Tetris de stockage en 3D) :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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549D6909</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51192180137
title: Night flight
uri: Night-flight
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51192180137/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51192180137/" title="Night flight"><img src="media/e9845d0e.51192180137_0d5946c210_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51192180137_0d5946c210_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Night flight" /></a></p>

<p>This is what the Space Station looks like at night… well, not exactly night : some of my crewmates are still around the dinner table! 6 months together on an expedition builds solid ties between us. Science goes on 24 hours as many experiments inside and outside the Station run without us interacting with them, we can sometimes hear the hum or clicks of machinery doing their stuff for ISS research through the night.<br />
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Mesdames et messieurs, la Station spatiale internationale... de nuit ! Ou presque : certains de mes co-équipiers sont encore autour de la table. C'est un moment très important pour nous. Nous sommes occupés toute la journée à nos diverses tâches et les repas sont nos rares moments ensemble. Et je vous assure que 6 mois d'expéditions, ça crée des amitiés fortes :) Les expériences se déroulent 24h sur 24h dans et autour de l'ISS, parfois sans que nous ayons besoin d'interagir avec elle. La nuit, on peut parfois les entendre fredonner ou cliqueter... #ASMR<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B0395</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51193954180
title: Space Station at night
uri: 2021-05-21-Space-Station-at-night
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193954180/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a video:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193954180/" title="Space Station at night"><img src="media/ea80bc39.51193954180_dfaa2ed629_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/51193954180_dfaa2ed629_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Space Station at night" /></a></p>

<p>This is what the Space Station looks like at night… well, not exactly night : some of my crewmates are still around the dinner table! 6 months together on an expedition builds solid ties between us. Science goes on 24 hours as many experiments inside and outside the Station run without us interacting with them, we can sometimes hear the hum or clicks of machinery doing their stuff for ISS research through the night.<br />
<br />
Mesdames et messieurs, la Station spatiale internationale... de nuit ! Ou presque : certains de mes co-équipiers sont encore autour de la table. C'est un moment très important pour nous. Nous sommes occupés toute la journée à nos diverses tâches et les repas sont nos rares moments ensemble. Et je vous assure que 6 mois d'expéditions, ça crée des amitiés fortes :) Les expériences se déroulent 24h sur 24h dans et autour de l'ISS, parfois sans que nous ayons besoin d'interagir avec elle. La nuit, on peut parfois les entendre fredonner ou cliqueter... #ASMR<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B0398</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51193657349
title: Borg
uri: Borg
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193657349/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193657349/" title="Borg"><img src="media/6ee93a1e.51193657349_bd209326bd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51193657349_bd209326bd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Borg" /></a></p>

<p>This is what the Space Station looks like at night… well, not exactly night : some of my crewmates are still around the dinner table! 6 months together on an expedition builds solid ties between us. Science goes on 24 hours as many experiments inside and outside the Station run without us interacting with them, we can sometimes hear the hum or clicks of machinery doing their stuff for ISS research through the night.<br />
<br />
Mesdames et messieurs, la Station spatiale internationale... de nuit ! Ou presque : certains de mes co-équipiers sont encore autour de la table. C'est un moment très important pour nous. Nous sommes occupés toute la journée à nos diverses tâches et les repas sont nos rares moments ensemble. Et je vous assure que 6 mois d'expéditions, ça crée des amitiés fortes :) Les expériences se déroulent 24h sur 24h dans et autour de l'ISS, parfois sans que nous ayons besoin d'interagir avec elle. La nuit, on peut parfois les entendre fredonner ou cliqueter... #ASMR<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607B0393</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194196305
title: Sahara space tone
uri: Sahara-space-tone
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194196305/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194196305/" title="Sahara space tone"><img src="media/bd7f3d55.51194196305_71c343e12b_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194196305_71c343e12b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Sahara space tone" /></a></p>

<p>The tone the International Space Station takes when light is reflected off the Sahara.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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403I6187</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51193150636
title: Australia sneak preview
uri: Australia-sneak-preview
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193150636/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193150636/" title="Australia sneak preview"><img src="media/80f94f58.51193150636_748a156b8d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51193150636_748a156b8d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Australia sneak preview" /></a></p>

<p>Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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439B5819</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51193685728
title: Mount Adams
uri: Mount-Adams
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193685728/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51193685728/" title="Mount Adams"><img src="media/f5410703.51193685728_722c768de9_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51193685728_722c768de9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mount Adams" /></a></p>

<p>I love snapping mountains from orbit, because they give an impression of the terrain height, especially when the Sun is low enough to cast shadows. Photography is always playing with light! Mount Adams was named after U.S. President John Adams which is kind of a cool thing to have your name attached to, I guess.<br />
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S’il y a bien des structures particulièrement satisfaisantes à photographier depuis l’espace, ce sont les montagnes et les volcans, surtout quand le soleil est suffisamment bas pour créer des ombres qui trahissent leur relief. En photo tout est une question de lumière ![volcano emoji, flashing camera emoji, US flag emoji] Malgré sa proximité avec le tristement célèbre Mont Saint Helens, le Mont Adams que vous voyez ici est inactif depuis plus de mille ans et couvert d'une importante calotte glacière.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B5047</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195593134
title: South Queensland, Australia
uri: South-Queensland-Australia
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593134/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593134/" title="South Queensland, Australia"><img src="media/1977a88a.51195593134_a6baa98b6d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195593134_a6baa98b6d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="South Queensland, Australia" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5818</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194820521
title: Queensland, South
uri: Queensland-South
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820521/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820521/" title="Queensland, South"><img src="media/cf897eeb.51194820521_fbee3c41e7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194820521_fbee3c41e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Queensland, South" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5815</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195885540
title: South Queensland
uri: South-Queensland
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885540/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885540/" title="South Queensland"><img src="media/b3b08b97.51195885540_6ab88a824c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195885540_6ab88a824c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="South Queensland" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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439B5798</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195885735
title: Blue Australia
uri: Blue-Australia
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885735/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885735/" title="Blue Australia"><img src="media/cd97804d.51195885735_40e42e33ea_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195885735_40e42e33ea_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Blue Australia" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5793</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195034908
title: Copper Creek
uri: Copper-Creek
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034908/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034908/" title="Copper Creek"><img src="media/666b4103.51195034908_6c311900dc_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195034908_6c311900dc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Copper Creek" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5786</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195885145
title: Australia
uri: 2021-05-22-Australia
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885145/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195885145/" title="Australia"><img src="media/da043841.51195885145_27142e5d94_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195885145_27142e5d94_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Australia" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I7367</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194114187
title: Yellow Australia
uri: Yellow-Australia
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194114187/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194114187/" title="Yellow Australia"><img src="media/59e35b36.51194114187_2426fd494c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194114187_2426fd494c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Yellow Australia" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I7364</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194820681
title: Red Australia
uri: Red-Australia
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820681/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820681/" title="Red Australia"><img src="media/a979b63f.51194820681_d776b74bfd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194820681_d776b74bfd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Red Australia" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5783</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194820311
title: Cygnus over Queensland
uri: Cygnus-over-Queensland
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820311/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820311/" title="Cygnus over Queensland"><img src="media/1bbfc52c.51194820311_2e5264e9c7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194820311_2e5264e9c7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cygnus over Queensland" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I7350</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195034198
title: Australia Flow
uri: Australia-Flow
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034198/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034198/" title="Australia Flow"><img src="media/ba2256bc.51195034198_25cae635c3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195034198_25cae635c3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Australia Flow" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5768</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195593359
title: Channel country, Queensland
uri: Channel-country-Queensland
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593359/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593359/" title="Channel country, Queensland"><img src="media/36f96cb6.51195593359_51cfdc3cec_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195593359_51cfdc3cec_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Channel country, Queensland" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5767</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195592849
title: Newcastle Waters
uri: Newcastle-Waters
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195592849/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195592849/" title="Newcastle Waters"><img src="media/912d32d8.51195592849_79b0531ff8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195592849_79b0531ff8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Newcastle Waters" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5756</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195592879
title: Australia Curve
uri: Australia-Curve
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195592879/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195592879/" title="Australia Curve"><img src="media/b2992bb2.51195592879_9542394fb7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195592879_9542394fb7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Australia Curve" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B5750</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195033883
title: Australia coast
uri: Australia-coast
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195033883/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195033883/" title="Australia coast"><img src="media/98df7b71.51195033883_0c92c15bba_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195033883_0c92c15bba_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Australia coast" /></a></p>

<p>Australia is unique in that it is so big, it is a country and a continent (no, Antarctica doesn't count as a country). Just when I thought Eurovision couldn't get more surreal, I hear that Australia is now competing in the contest. For the Europeans who are confused (like me) here's an overview of the country seen from space, and the amazing colours on display, I am sure the show tonight will be just as colourful if not more! Maps don't do Australia justice, due to the typical way maps of the world are made (the mercator projection) Australia looks smaller than it is in reality (like Africa), whereas Greenland or Alaska look larger on a map than they are in reality (sorry Andreas). From space Australia is unique in its hues of red that progress from the blue of the coast and even include purple with vein-like marks, hardly much green in sight. An incredible surreal sight on each pass! Talking of which, Australia is unique this year in that it is the only place to witness 2021 total lunar eclipse. If you prefer your live events with more science and natural phenomena, ESA is broadcasting a show on the eclipse from Australia on 26 May <a href="http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Lunch_with_the_Moon" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Explora...</a><br />
<br />
L’Australie est un véritable pays-continent, et les cartes ne lui rendent pas justice (comme à l’Afrique) : la projection habituelle d’un globe sur une carte plate augmente artificiellement les surfaces à mesure qu’on s’éloigne de l’équateur… le Groenland (désolé Andreas Mogensen ) ou l’Alaska ne sont pas si grands que ça, mais le Sahara, le Congo, l’Inde ou l’Australie, si !!! L’Australie vue du ciel est unique par ses couleurs qu’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs : les bleus de la côte se transforment, à l’intérieur des terres, en toutes les nuances du rouge, voire même du violet, parcourues par des veines noires et tachées d’immenses étendues quasi blanches. Quasiment pas de vert. Incroyable et presque surnaturel :large_blue_circle::hushed::red_circle:. On commence par la vue générale où le rouge du bush finit par se fondre dans le bleu du ciel.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I7338</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195034493
title: Los Angeles
uri: Los-Angeles
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034493/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195034493/" title="Los Angeles"><img src="media/4702d12c.51195034493_43d73571cd_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195034493_43d73571cd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Los Angeles" /></a></p>

<p>From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) @SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
532A4728bis</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195594039
title: Los Angeles beach
uri: Los-Angeles-beach
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195594039/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195594039/" title="Los Angeles beach"><img src="media/11e76233.51195594039_e40d52a820_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195594039_e40d52a820_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Los Angeles beach" /></a></p>

<p>From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) @SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
532A4666</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195593944
title: City of Angels
uri: City-of-Angels
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593944/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593944/" title="City of Angels"><img src="media/23951467.51195593944_f04655da01_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195593944_f04655da01_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="City of Angels" /></a></p>

<p>From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) @SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
532A4668</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195593854
title: Marina Del Rey
uri: Marina-Del-Rey
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593854/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195593854/" title="Marina Del Rey"><img src="media/789e0719.51195593854_7387e25583_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195593854_7387e25583_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Marina Del Rey" /></a></p>

<p>From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) @SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4664</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51194820996
title: North West Los Angeles
uri: North-West-Los-Angeles
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820996/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51194820996/" title="North West Los Angeles"><img src="media/73e993ed.51194820996_77aa950d57_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51194820996_77aa950d57_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="North West Los Angeles" /></a></p>

<p>From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) @SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
532A4658</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195820864
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820864/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820864/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/d35a4ff0.51195820864_ef343b2ee7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195820864_ef343b2ee7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2951</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195821044
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195821044/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195821044/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/7f9cff77.51195821044_3099b227b8_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195821044_3099b227b8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2949</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195821004
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195821004/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195821004/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/01efe2ca.51195821004_f213b02f4c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195821004_f213b02f4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2947</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195820949
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820949/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820949/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/55ba464f.51195820949_6f7235dec2_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195820949_6f7235dec2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2942</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195820814
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820814/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820814/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/9c360d86.51195820814_8d5f7927ea_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195820814_8d5f7927ea_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2924</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195046616
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195046616/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195046616/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/2e98ae1f.51195046616_85ffb6738a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195046616_85ffb6738a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2921</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195820674
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820674/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820674/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/bfea51b6.51195820674_fc8313f547_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195820674_fc8313f547_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2908</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195257783
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195257783/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195257783/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/8b00985f.51195257783_afa6266d3d_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195257783_afa6266d3d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2907</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195820559
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820559/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195820559/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/86dee4ab.51195820559_db2d963354_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195820559_db2d963354_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2904</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195046396
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195046396/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195046396/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/b3c99f90.51195046396_534f986587_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195046396_534f986587_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2900</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51196110325
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196110325/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196110325/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/d10cadc6.51196110325_e706dd0946_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51196110325_e706dd0946_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2870</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195258268
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195258268/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195258268/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/488852c3.51195258268_703fa9669c_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195258268_703fa9669c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2863</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51196111030
title: Stade Toulousain
uri: 2021-05-22-Stade-Toulousain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196111030/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196111030/" title="Stade Toulousain"><img src="media/bf5ade6b.51196111030_e7a69a3460_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51196111030_e7a69a3460_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stade Toulousain" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday is cleaning day on the International Space Station that we usually do in the morning. Afterwards we do our two and a half hours of exercise like every day and after that on Saturdays we have free time. Today Aki and I will be setting up the beamer to watch the finals of the European Championship Cup :rugby_football: at 15:45 UTC (our time on the Station). Two French teams are in the finals, but it should be obvious who I support from the pictures (even though La Rochelle is a great club with great players and I wish them all the best in all other matches except this one :wink:). Stade Toulousain will be wearing a special shirt designed in collaboration with a certain astronaut from a certain European space agency... :innocent:. The quality of the live stream on the Space Station is 56k-modem-kind (kids, in the olden-days you couldn't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time!). But for Aki and me the match tonight is a highlight. Go Toulouse!<br />
<br />
Le samedi dans l’ISS, c’est ménage :sparkles: le matin (on brique le navire), 2h30 de sport comme tous les jours, et le reste du temps, chacun vaque à ses occupations… mais je sais ce qu’Aki et moi ferons à 15h45 GMT (17h45 en France) : nous serons devant la finale de la Champions Cup [emoji euro flag emoji rugby ball], streamée en direct vers l’ISS (et oui, mais qualité digne des modems 56k de la préhistoire) qui oppose (cocorico) deux clubs français, Toulouse et La Rochelle. Je vous laisse deviner qui est mon club de cœur, même si La Rochelle a aussi de très bons joueurs et que je leur souhaite le meilleur (pour tous les autres matches) [emoji smile]. À noter que, même si ce ne sont pas les maillots qui font gagner les matches, le Stade Toulousain portera une superbe livrée dessinée en coopération avec un astronaute et une agence spatiale dont je tairai les noms :innocent:. Allez le Stade, et bravo le rugby français !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
607C2862</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195200272
title: Conakry
uri: Conakry
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195200272/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195200272/" title="Conakry"><img src="media/37b7c885.51195200272_929c56cf87_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195200272_929c56cf87_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Conakry" /></a></p>

<p>As we fly south along the coast of Africa, the city of Conakry is unmissable. The city seems to be attracted to the coast and the Loos islands... like an organism seen under a microscope<br />
<br />
Alors qu’on descend vers le sud le long de la côte ouest de l’Afrique, la ville de Conakry est immanquable. Elle semble s’étirer de la zone humide de la côte vers les Îles de Loos… Presque comme quelque chose d’organique qu'on étudierait au microscope. :gn:<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
402I8550</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51196976930
title: Conakry
uri: 2021-05-22-Conakry
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196976930/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196976930/" title="Conakry"><img src="media/ae28762d.51196976930_22b5110ba3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51196976930_22b5110ba3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Conakry" /></a></p>

<p>As we fly south along the coast of Africa, the city of Conakry is unmissable. The city seems to be attracted to the coast and the Loos islands... like an organism seen under a microscope<br />
<br />
Alors qu’on descend vers le sud le long de la côte ouest de l’Afrique, la ville de Conakry est immanquable. Elle semble s’étirer de la zone humide de la côte vers les Îles de Loos… Presque comme quelque chose d’organique qu'on étudierait au microscope. :gn:<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
513B4779</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195912101
title: Conakry
uri: 2021-05-22-Conakry
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195912101/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195912101/" title="Conakry"><img src="media/eb4e7d0d.51195912101_d09cda6fe3_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195912101_d09cda6fe3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Conakry" /></a></p>

<p>As we fly south along the coast of Africa, the city of Conakry is unmissable. The city seems to be attracted to the coast and the Loos islands... like an organism seen under a microscope<br />
<br />
Alors qu’on descend vers le sud le long de la côte ouest de l’Afrique, la ville de Conakry est immanquable. Elle semble s’étirer de la zone humide de la côte vers les Îles de Loos… Presque comme quelque chose d’organique qu'on étudierait au microscope. :gn:<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
513B4773</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51195200387
title: Conakry
uri: 2021-05-22-Conakry
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195200387/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51195200387/" title="Conakry"><img src="media/0204238a.51195200387_8e43cfb296_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51195200387_8e43cfb296_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Conakry" /></a></p>

<p>As we fly south along the coast of Africa, the city of Conakry is unmissable. The city seems to be attracted to the coast and the Loos islands... like an organism seen under a microscope<br />
<br />
Alors qu’on descend vers le sud le long de la côte ouest de l’Afrique, la ville de Conakry est immanquable. Elle semble s’étirer de la zone humide de la côte vers les Îles de Loos… Presque comme quelque chose d’organique qu'on étudierait au microscope. :gn:<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
513B4770</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51197739114
title: Los Angeles linked
uri: Los-Angeles-linked
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197739114/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197739114/" title="Los Angeles linked"><img src="media/d5a2f1fb.51197739114_91ab10b265_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51197739114_91ab10b265_m.jpg" width="240" height="224" alt="Los Angeles linked" /></a></p>

<p>Expedition 65 earth observation composite of Los Angeles, California photographed by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, created with images iss065e020963 thru iss065e021035. <br />
<br />
For a higher resolution and zoom functionality see here: <a href="http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
From North to South: Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, LAX airport and downtown with its skyscrapers that cast clear shadows. If you search well you can see a large white &quot;X&quot; on the rooftops. This is where (you guessed it) SpaceX headquarters are and where we spent many weeks learning about the Dragon spacecraft. A big thank you to the trainers and professionals for their work!<br />
<br />
Du nord au sud : Santa Monica, UCLA, Venice, l’aéroport de LAX, et on finit par le centre ville et ses immeubles dont l’ombre se détache clairement. Si vous cherchez bien, un building a un gigantesque « X » blanc sur son toit : ce sont, vous l’avez deviné, les installations de SpaceX où nous avons passé de nombreuses semaines pour nous entraîner sur le Crew Dragon. Merci aux instructeurs et à tout le personnel pour leur professionnalisme !<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Los_Angeles_linked</a><br />
<br />
GMT125_21_59_For ESA_Thomas Pesquet_Los Angeles 800mm<br />
<br />
jsc2021e019409</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51196967711
title: Lorient
uri: 2021-05-23-Lorient
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196967711/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51196967711/" title="Lorient"><img src="media/bedd3643.51196967711_3df2a6f180_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51196967711_3df2a6f180_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Lorient" /></a></p>

<p>Ploemeur, Locmiquélic, Kerroc’h… c’est sûr, on est en Bretagne ! La rade de Lorient lors d’un passage le long de la façade ouest de la France  #forfusco #kenavo <br />
<br />
Lorient on the Blavet river and its airport, in Brittany, France. The white area is a clay mineral quarry<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
513B4145</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51197452776
title: Spot the eye
uri: Spot-the-eye
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197452776/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197452776/" title="Spot the eye"><img src="media/ef678d41.51197452776_61efb23e32_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51197452776_61efb23e32_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Spot the eye" /></a></p>

<p>If there is one picture that is the cliché :camera: for astronauts in space, it is the Richat structure, also known as the Eye of Sahara or Guelb er Richat. We have all taken a picture or two (yes I have multiple from the Proxima mission, including a collage of many photos similar to what I did with Los Angeles: <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled</a>) It is easy to spot as it is 50 km wide and so striking. In addition there are rarely clouds in this area, meaning it is always available for a photoshoot. <br />
<br />
Un autre usual suspect des photos d’astronaute (franchement je crois qu’on l’a tous pris en photo un jour ou l’autre), c’est la structure de Richat, ou l’œil du désert. Facile à trouver parce qu’avec son diamètre de 50 km, on le voit à l’œil nu (trouvez-le sur la deuxième photo). L’absence de nuages dans cette zone aide aussi légèrement à ne pas le rater !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA.NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
403I6244</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51197452696
title: Eye of Richat
uri: Eye-of-Richat
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197452696/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51197452696/" title="Eye of Richat"><img src="media/b2420a17.51197452696_fb3c6b58ab_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51197452696_fb3c6b58ab_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Eye of Richat" /></a></p>

<p>If there is one picture that is the cliché :camera: for astronauts in space, it is the Richat structure, also known as the Eye of Sahara or Guelb er Richat. We have all taken a picture or two (yes I have multiple from the Proxima mission, including a collage of many photos similar to what I did with Los Angeles: <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled</a>) It is easy to spot as it is 50 km wide and so striking. In addition there are rarely clouds in this area, meaning it is always available for a photoshoot. <br />
<br />
Un autre usual suspect des photos d’astronaute (franchement je crois qu’on l’a tous pris en photo un jour ou l’autre), c’est la structure de Richat, ou l’œil du désert. Facile à trouver parce qu’avec son diamètre de 50 km, on le voit à l’œil nu (trouvez-le sur la deuxième photo). L’absence de nuages dans cette zone aide aussi légèrement à ne pas le rater !<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA.NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
<br />
439B0909</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/50275208422
title: Richat structure
uri: Richat-structure
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50275208422/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/50275208422/" title="Richat structure"><img src="media/7cdf534a.50275208422_1409af6700_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50275208422_1409af6700_m.jpg" width="240" height="218" alt="Richat structure" /></a></p>

<p>Expedition 50 Earth observation composite of the Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of Sahara and Guelb er Richat, in the Sahara near Ouadane in west-central Mauritania, western Africa. <br />
<br />
Zoomable version here: <a href="https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/05/Richat_reassembled</a><br />
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Composite created wtih iss050e070090-iss050e070110.<br />
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feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51198398513
title: Mark in his crew quarters
uri: Mark-in-his-crew-quarters
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51198398513/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51198398513/" title="Mark in his crew quarters"><img src="media/704e1ffc.51198398513_c285f1bac7_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51198398513_c285f1bac7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mark in his crew quarters" /></a></p>

<p>The International Space Station sometimes feels like a student house. During the week we are all busy working, on our own schedules, running experiments and pass each other by without having time to chat. At night we retreat to our own rooms to talk to our families and study for the day ahead. I took this picture of Mark in his crew quarters as I passed by on the way to my own. Mark joined the NASA astronaut corps at the same time as I joined ESA as an astronaut. That's not the only thing we have in common, we were both on the Space Station in 2017 (but we didn't meet up in space then) and were on a NEEMO underwater training mission together. Yesterday Mark spent two hours working on the Celestial Immunity experiment in the Japanese Kibo laboratory. He was exempt from cleaning duties to finish up this experiment :) Mark arrived here on his second Soyuz flight, so he has spent a lot of time training in Russia and speaks the language very well… that might be why he has both versions of his nametag on his door :ru:<br />
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Mark dans sa cabine personnelle. Il est issu de la promotion de 2009 de la NASA, recrutée en même temps que la nôtre à l’ESA – on a donc découvert le métier ensemble et on s'est croisé pendant une mission NEEMO. Hier, alors que d’habitude on ne travaille pas le samedi après-midi, il a passé deux heures les mains dans la boîte à gants pour finaliser une expérience en immunologie. :clap:<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607A2897</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51199498901
title: Alicante
uri: Alicante
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51199498901/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51199498901/" title="Alicante"><img src="media/a8db7e34.51199498901_2eb9cb9a23_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51199498901_2eb9cb9a23_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Alicante" /></a></p>

<p>Alicante in Valencia, Spain, on the Costa Blanca. Its harbour has a special jetty for the #OceanRace that has started here four times.<br />
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Ambiance méditerranéenne avec le sud-est de l’Espagne : le Cap de l’Horta interrompt abruptement une longue plage et passe le relais à la magnifique baie d’Alicante <br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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532A4781</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51200563895
title: Alicante, Spain
uri: Alicante-Spain
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200563895/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200563895/" title="Alicante, Spain"><img src="media/ad0c02f4.51200563895_a6943f4e1a_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51200563895_a6943f4e1a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Alicante, Spain" /></a></p>

<p>Alicante in Valencia, Spain, on the Costa Blanca. Its harbour has a special jetty for the #OceanRace that has started here four times.<br />
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Ambiance méditerranéenne avec le sud-est de l’Espagne : le Cap de l’Horta interrompt abruptement une longue plage et passe le relais à la magnifique baie d’Alicante <br />
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532A4782</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51199854546
title: Beast mode
uri: Beast-mode
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51199854546/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51199854546/" title="Beast mode"><img src="media/ceefe203.51199854546_0489700a99_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51199854546_0489700a99_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Beast mode" /></a></p>

<p>When we talk about “racks” on Space Station, this is what we mean: contained volumes with a rounded back (that fits against the module shell) and a flat front (facing the inside of the modules). They can contain science equipment (microscopes, freezers and fridges, centrifuges, furnaces, etc etc etc, the list is endless), Space Station systems (water reclamation, carbon dioxide removal, avionics and computers), or simply places to store things. Shane was doing deep maintenance on an air conditioning rack, and yes weightlessness helps manipulating these beasts!<br />
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L’intérieur de la Station est organisé en compartiments, du format d’une armoire normande ou d’une cabine téléphonique, au contenu divers et varié – équipements de recherche bien sûr (microscopes, congélateurs, centrifuges, fours et j’en passe), mais aussi des calculateurs, des systèmes de traitement de l’eau ou de l’air, et tous les innombrables équipements nécessaires au bon fonctionnement de l’ISS… ou tout simplement des espaces de rangement. Dans tous les cas, les compartiments ont un fond arrondi, pour épouser la forme courbée de la coque des modules, et un devant plat, correspondant donc à la paroi intérieure. Connaître l'emplacement et le contenu de chaque compartiment et savoir utiliser et réparer les systèmes qu’ils contiennent fait partie de notre entraînement sur Terre, même si très souvent on se repose sur les experts au Centre de contrôle pour nous aider et nous guider. On voit bien ici à quoi ressemble un compartiment une fois tiré de sa cachette ; Shane avait besoin d'accéder à l'ensemble d'un de nos systèmes de climatisation pour une opération de maintenance.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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607B7581</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51200651588
title: Thunder and lightning
uri: Thunder-and-lightning
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200651588/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200651588/" title="Thunder and lightning"><img src="media/11b6bf01.51200651588_87a0118c86_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51200651588_87a0118c86_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Thunder and lightning" /></a></p>

<p>I know these might not look like spectacular pictures, but they’re incredibly difficult to take. Ever heard the expression “quick as lightning”? So in the same split-second, you have to spot the lightning bolt in a sea of black clouds from 400 km above, aim at this minuscule white dot with your viewfinder and a big 800mm lens, focus (in the dark), and shoot. Needless to say this is impossible unless you figure out another technique… Oh well, maybe looking at the thunder striking the planet from above the massive night clouds doesn’t impress you, but I find it excessively beautiful and menacing, like swimming in deep dark waters at night and wondering what’s below you… Huge respect to Andreas Mogensen who only spent eight days on the ISS but still managed to capture a lightning strike and an even more elusive blue jet erupting upwards from it. His photo (well it was a video still actually) encouraged the &quot;space storm hunter&quot; ASIM facility that is now outside the Columbus module. It is purpose-built to take pictures like this, but they are not so beautiful as they use different wavelengths that are much more interesting and useful to scientists. Also it takes 720 pictures of our planet a minute... continuously, how can we compete with that? Come to think of it, Andreas must be an extremely lucky guy! ;) ASIM is revealing things nobody knew about thunderstorms, explaining new phenomena and discovering new ways of how lightning is interacting with our atmosphere and influencing our climate! <a href="http://www.esa.int/asim" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/asim</a><br />
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Survolés de nuit, les orages sont spectaculaires, à la fois magnifiques et un peu inquiétants – un peu comme nager de nuit dans des eaux sombres sans savoir ce qui se cache dans les profondeurs... On devine la couverture nuageuse qui recouvre les lumières des villes et donne une texture ouatée au noir du sol, et puis de manière aléatoire, une espèce de boule de lumière s’allume ici et là et dessine les contours du nuage jusqu’ici complètement indistinct dans l’obscurité.<br />
Pendant ma première mission, je n’ai jamais réussi à prendre d’orages en photo de nuit, pour la simple raison que la durée d’un éclair ne donne pas le temps de viser, faire la mise au point et prendre la photo… Cette fois-ci j’ai changé de tactique : je vise une zone d’orages intense avec une mise au point qui devrait être la bonne et je prends les photos au hasard en espérant avoir la chance qu’un éclair claque au moment où j’appuie sur le déclencheur (et que mon exposition et ma mise au point sont correctes). Pour une fois, après 5 minutes de mitraillage, je ne suis pas revenu bredouille de la chasse aux éclairs. Mon collègue et ami Andy Mogensen a quant à lui réussi à photographier des jets bleus jaillissant par-dessus un orage pendant sa mission en 2015, dans le cadre de l’expérience THOR, et a ainsi permis de lever le voile sur un phénomène jusque-là resté très mystérieux. A la suite de son cliché, l’ESA a fait installer l'équipement ASIM sur l’extérieur de la Station, capable de mitrailler les orages (longueurs d'ondes différentes et 720 photos par minute !). On a encore beaucoup à apprendre sur la foudre, notamment comment elle interagit avec notre atmosphère et influence notre climat.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B6311</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51200442726
title: Thunder and lightning
uri: 2021-05-24-Thunder-and-lightning
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200442726/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200442726/" title="Thunder and lightning"><img src="media/9d78b548.51200442726_9aba7111a0_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51200442726_9aba7111a0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Thunder and lightning" /></a></p>

<p>I know these might not look like spectacular pictures, but they’re incredibly difficult to take. Ever heard the expression “quick as lightning”? So in the same split-second, you have to spot the lightning bolt in a sea of black clouds from 400 km above, aim at this minuscule white dot with your viewfinder and a big 800mm lens, focus (in the dark), and shoot. Needless to say this is impossible unless you figure out another technique… Oh well, maybe looking at the thunder striking the planet from above the massive night clouds doesn’t impress you, but I find it excessively beautiful and menacing, like swimming in deep dark waters at night and wondering what’s below you… Huge respect to Andreas Mogensen who only spent eight days on the ISS but still managed to capture a lightning strike and an even more elusive blue jet erupting upwards from it. His photo (well it was a video still actually) encouraged the &quot;space storm hunter&quot; ASIM facility that is now outside the Columbus module. It is purpose-built to take pictures like this, but they are not so beautiful as they use different wavelengths that are much more interesting and useful to scientists. Also it takes 720 pictures of our planet a minute... continuously, how can we compete with that? Come to think of it, Andreas must be an extremely lucky guy! ;) ASIM is revealing things nobody knew about thunderstorms, explaining new phenomena and discovering new ways of how lightning is interacting with our atmosphere and influencing our climate! <a href="http://www.esa.int/asim" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/asim</a><br />
<br />
Survolés de nuit, les orages sont spectaculaires, à la fois magnifiques et un peu inquiétants – un peu comme nager de nuit dans des eaux sombres sans savoir ce qui se cache dans les profondeurs... On devine la couverture nuageuse qui recouvre les lumières des villes et donne une texture ouatée au noir du sol, et puis de manière aléatoire, une espèce de boule de lumière s’allume ici et là et dessine les contours du nuage jusqu’ici complètement indistinct dans l’obscurité.<br />
Pendant ma première mission, je n’ai jamais réussi à prendre d’orages en photo de nuit, pour la simple raison que la durée d’un éclair ne donne pas le temps de viser, faire la mise au point et prendre la photo… Cette fois-ci j’ai changé de tactique : je vise une zone d’orages intense avec une mise au point qui devrait être la bonne et je prends les photos au hasard en espérant avoir la chance qu’un éclair claque au moment où j’appuie sur le déclencheur (et que mon exposition et ma mise au point sont correctes). Pour une fois, après 5 minutes de mitraillage, je ne suis pas revenu bredouille de la chasse aux éclairs. Mon collègue et ami Andy Mogensen a quant à lui réussi à photographier des jets bleus jaillissant par-dessus un orage pendant sa mission en 2015, dans le cadre de l’expérience THOR, et a ainsi permis de lever le voile sur un phénomène jusque-là resté très mystérieux. A la suite de son cliché, l’ESA a fait installer l'équipement ASIM sur l’extérieur de la Station, capable de mitrailler les orages (longueurs d'ondes différentes et 720 photos par minute !). On a encore beaucoup à apprendre sur la foudre, notamment comment elle interagit avec notre atmosphère et influence notre climat.<br />
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Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B6298</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51200443001
title: Thunder and lightning
uri: 2021-05-24-Thunder-and-lightning
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200443001/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51200443001/" title="Thunder and lightning"><img src="media/260b36a4.51200443001_9fb489a4cb_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51200443001_9fb489a4cb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Thunder and lightning" /></a></p>

<p>I know these might not look like spectacular pictures, but they’re incredibly difficult to take. Ever heard the expression “quick as lightning”? So in the same split-second, you have to spot the lightning bolt in a sea of black clouds from 400 km above, aim at this minuscule white dot with your viewfinder and a big 800mm lens, focus (in the dark), and shoot. Needless to say this is impossible unless you figure out another technique… Oh well, maybe looking at the thunder striking the planet from above the massive night clouds doesn’t impress you, but I find it excessively beautiful and menacing, like swimming in deep dark waters at night and wondering what’s below you… Huge respect to Andreas Mogensen who only spent eight days on the ISS but still managed to capture a lightning strike and an even more elusive blue jet erupting upwards from it. His photo (well it was a video still actually) encouraged the &quot;space storm hunter&quot; ASIM facility that is now outside the Columbus module. It is purpose-built to take pictures like this, but they are not so beautiful as they use different wavelengths that are much more interesting and useful to scientists. Also it takes 720 pictures of our planet a minute... continuously, how can we compete with that? Come to think of it, Andreas must be an extremely lucky guy! ;) ASIM is revealing things nobody knew about thunderstorms, explaining new phenomena and discovering new ways of how lightning is interacting with our atmosphere and influencing our climate! <a href="http://www.esa.int/asim" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/asim</a><br />
<br />
Survolés de nuit, les orages sont spectaculaires, à la fois magnifiques et un peu inquiétants – un peu comme nager de nuit dans des eaux sombres sans savoir ce qui se cache dans les profondeurs... On devine la couverture nuageuse qui recouvre les lumières des villes et donne une texture ouatée au noir du sol, et puis de manière aléatoire, une espèce de boule de lumière s’allume ici et là et dessine les contours du nuage jusqu’ici complètement indistinct dans l’obscurité.<br />
Pendant ma première mission, je n’ai jamais réussi à prendre d’orages en photo de nuit, pour la simple raison que la durée d’un éclair ne donne pas le temps de viser, faire la mise au point et prendre la photo… Cette fois-ci j’ai changé de tactique : je vise une zone d’orages intense avec une mise au point qui devrait être la bonne et je prends les photos au hasard en espérant avoir la chance qu’un éclair claque au moment où j’appuie sur le déclencheur (et que mon exposition et ma mise au point sont correctes). Pour une fois, après 5 minutes de mitraillage, je ne suis pas revenu bredouille de la chasse aux éclairs. Mon collègue et ami Andy Mogensen a quant à lui réussi à photographier des jets bleus jaillissant par-dessus un orage pendant sa mission en 2015, dans le cadre de l’expérience THOR, et a ainsi permis de lever le voile sur un phénomène jusque-là resté très mystérieux. A la suite de son cliché, l’ESA a fait installer l'équipement ASIM sur l’extérieur de la Station, capable de mitrailler les orages (longueurs d'ondes différentes et 720 photos par minute !). On a encore beaucoup à apprendre sur la foudre, notamment comment elle interagit avec notre atmosphère et influence notre climat.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B6281</p>


feed_id: tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/51201509850
title: Thunder and lightning
uri: 2021-05-24-Thunder-and-lightning
url: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51201509850/
content:
			<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/thom_astro/">Thomas Pesquet</a> posted a photo:</p>
	
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thom_astro/51201509850/" title="Thunder and lightning"><img src="media/8bb90500.51201509850_a678567e63_m.jpg" data-original-source="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51201509850_a678567e63_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Thunder and lightning" /></a></p>

<p>I know these might not look like spectacular pictures, but they’re incredibly difficult to take. Ever heard the expression “quick as lightning”? So in the same split-second, you have to spot the lightning bolt in a sea of black clouds from 400 km above, aim at this minuscule white dot with your viewfinder and a big 800mm lens, focus (in the dark), and shoot. Needless to say this is impossible unless you figure out another technique… Oh well, maybe looking at the thunder striking the planet from above the massive night clouds doesn’t impress you, but I find it excessively beautiful and menacing, like swimming in deep dark waters at night and wondering what’s below you… Huge respect to Andreas Mogensen who only spent eight days on the ISS but still managed to capture a lightning strike and an even more elusive blue jet erupting upwards from it. His photo (well it was a video still actually) encouraged the &quot;space storm hunter&quot; ASIM facility that is now outside the Columbus module. It is purpose-built to take pictures like this, but they are not so beautiful as they use different wavelengths that are much more interesting and useful to scientists. Also it takes 720 pictures of our planet a minute... continuously, how can we compete with that? Come to think of it, Andreas must be an extremely lucky guy! ;) ASIM is revealing things nobody knew about thunderstorms, explaining new phenomena and discovering new ways of how lightning is interacting with our atmosphere and influencing our climate! <a href="http://www.esa.int/asim" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.esa.int/asim</a><br />
<br />
Survolés de nuit, les orages sont spectaculaires, à la fois magnifiques et un peu inquiétants – un peu comme nager de nuit dans des eaux sombres sans savoir ce qui se cache dans les profondeurs... On devine la couverture nuageuse qui recouvre les lumières des villes et donne une texture ouatée au noir du sol, et puis de manière aléatoire, une espèce de boule de lumière s’allume ici et là et dessine les contours du nuage jusqu’ici complètement indistinct dans l’obscurité.<br />
Pendant ma première mission, je n’ai jamais réussi à prendre d’orages en photo de nuit, pour la simple raison que la durée d’un éclair ne donne pas le temps de viser, faire la mise au point et prendre la photo… Cette fois-ci j’ai changé de tactique : je vise une zone d’orages intense avec une mise au point qui devrait être la bonne et je prends les photos au hasard en espérant avoir la chance qu’un éclair claque au moment où j’appuie sur le déclencheur (et que mon exposition et ma mise au point sont correctes). Pour une fois, après 5 minutes de mitraillage, je ne suis pas revenu bredouille de la chasse aux éclairs. Mon collègue et ami Andy Mogensen a quant à lui réussi à photographier des jets bleus jaillissant par-dessus un orage pendant sa mission en 2015, dans le cadre de l’expérience THOR, et a ainsi permis de lever le voile sur un phénomène jusque-là resté très mystérieux. A la suite de son cliché, l’ESA a fait installer l'équipement ASIM sur l’extérieur de la Station, capable de mitrailler les orages (longueurs d'ondes différentes et 720 photos par minute !). On a encore beaucoup à apprendre sur la foudre, notamment comment elle interagit avec notre atmosphère et influence notre climat.<br />
<br />
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet<br />
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513B6273</p>


