Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Officials

Space Sta­tion Crew Mem­ber Dis­cuss­es Life in Space with French Officials



NASA,International Space Station,Expedition 50,Thomas Pesquet,ESA,European Space Agency,French Prime Minister,Manuel Valls,French Sci­ence Minister,Thierry Mandon,French Acad­e­my of Sciences,Paris



Aboard the Inter­na­tion­al Space Sta­tion, Expe­di­tion 50 Flight Engi­neer Thomas Pes­quet (pron: Toe-MAH Pess-KAY) of ESA (Euro­pean Space Agency) dis­cussed the first weeks of his planned six-month mis­sion on the orbital out­post dur­ing an in-flight event Dec. 6 with French Prime Min­is­ter Manuel Valls, French Sci­ence Min­is­ter Thier­ry Man­don (pron: Ter­ry Man-DAHN) and oth­er offi­cials gath­ered at the French Acad­e­my of Sci­ences in Paris. Pes­quet arrived on the sta­tion in Novem­ber and is expect­ed to remain in orbit until mid-May.



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