Who is Thomas Pasquet?
Thomas Pasquet serves as the co-founder and co-Chief Executive Officer of Ogury USA and Chief Operations Officer. An experienced, serial entrepreneur, Thomas previously co-founded web content monetization company BeeAd, which was subsequently sold to the Ebuzzing Group, itself later acquired by ad marketplace Teads.
Where is Thomas Pesquet now?
Thomas Pesquet was born in Rouen, France, on 27 February 1978. He was launched to the International Space Station for his first six-month mission, Proxima, in November 2016. Thomas is now on his second mission, known as Alpha, on the International Space Station, returning to Earth November 2021.
What did Thomas Pesquet do?
Thomas was the 10th astronaut from France to head into space after a nine-year gap since ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts during Expedition 16. His busy mission was the first to see all four cargo vehicles in operation at the time (HTV, Cygnus, Dragon and Progress) travelling to the Space Station.
How old is Thomas Pesquet?
43 years (February 27, 1978)
Thomas Pesquet/Age
Is there a French astronaut?
Pesquet returned to space in April 2021 on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon for a second six-month stay on the ISS….
| Thomas Pesquet | |
|---|---|
| Astronaut Thomas Pesquet in December 2020 | |
| Born | Thomas Gautier Pesquet 26 February 1978 Rouen, Normandy, France |
| Status | Active |
| Nationality | French |
What do you call a French astronaut?
French: astronaute. German: Astronaut. Greek: αστροναύτης Italian: astronauta. Japanese: 宇宙飛行士
Why is Thomas Pesquet so famous?
Thomas Pesquet is a European Space Agency astronaut of French nationality. He spent six-months on the International Space Station between November 2016 and June 2017. Thomas served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 50 and 51. He previously worked as an aerospace engineer, and is also an airline pilot for Air France.
Who was the first French astronaut?
Jean-Loup Chrétien
He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission. Chrétien was the first Frenchman and the first western European in space….
| Jean-Loup Chrétien | |
|---|---|
| Rank | Brigadier General, French Air Force |
| Time in space | 43d 11h 19min |
| Selection | 1980 |
| Missions | Soyuz T-6, Soyuz TM-7 / Mir Aragatz / Soyuz TM-6, STS-86 |
Is the Russian word for an astronaut?
By convention, an astronaut employed by the Russian Federal Space Agency (or its Soviet predecessor) is called a cosmonaut in English texts.
What is Japanese astronaut called?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The JAXA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and Russian space missions.