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Thomas Pesquet is a French astronaut, engineer, aircraft pilot, and amateur radio operator born in Rouen, France, on February 27, 1978. He is a member of the European Astronaut Corps and has served as part of the crews for Soyuz MS-03, SpaceX Crew-2, Expedition 65, and Expedition 66. His professional affiliations include the European Space Agency, CNES, Air France, and GMV Innovating Solutions.
Pesquet’s educational background includes studies at Lycée Pierre-Corneille, the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, the Polytechnic School of Montreal, and the University of Toulouse. He speaks French, Russian, English, and Spanish. His awards include the Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Médaille de l'Aéronautique, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, and the NASA Space Flight Medal. He is also recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Thomas Gautier Pesquet (born 27 February 1978 in Rouen) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut and actor. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 as a flight engineer. Pesquet returned to space in…
Known for
- La Station spatiale internationale - Missions à haut risque — Self2026
- Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés2025
- Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours2023
- ExoMars: Europe's Imposible Mission — Self2023
- Thomas Pesquet : Objectif France — Self2023
- Au cœur du Papotin — Self2023
- Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés2022
- Hawa — Thomas Pesquet2022
- The A Talks — Self - Guest2022
- C Jamy - Émission spéciale Thomas Pesquet — Self2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Gautier Pesquet , ( 1978-02-27 ) 27 February 1978 (age 48) , Rouen , Normandy, France
- Occupations
- Astronaut Engineer Airline pilot
- Status
- Active
- Time in space
- 396 days 11 hours 34 minutes
- Selection
- 2009 ESA Group
- Total eva time
- 39 hours, 54 minutes
- Missions
- Soyuz MS-03 ( Expedition 50 / 51 ) SpaceX Crew-2 ( Expedition 65 / 66 )
- Website
- thomaspesquet .esa .int
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rouen
- Occupation
- amateur radio operator
- Educated at
- University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
- Employer
- European Space Agency
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- French
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Sport
- kite surfing
- Official website
- thomaspesquet.esa.int
- Image
- Thomas Pesquet EMU training.jpg
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- Thomas Pesquet
- date of birth
- 1978-02-27
- name in native language
- Thomas Pesquet
- time in space
- 570934
- social media followers
- 1420073
- member of
- Expedition 66
- member of the crew of
- Expedition 51
- P450
- SpaceX Crew-2
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Gautier Pesquet ( French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ɡotje pɛskɛ]; born 27 February 1978, is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer. He was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From November 2016 to June 2017, he was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 on the International Space Station (ISS) as a flight engineer. Pesquet returned to space in April 2021 on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon for a second six-month stay on the ISS.
Early life and education
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