Thomas Pesquet
French aerospace engineer, pilot, and astronaut
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- 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.
- 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.
- Early life and education Thomas Gautier Pesquet was born in Rouen, France, and considers Dieppe his hometown.
- Pesquet graduated from the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, France, in 1996.
- He spent his final year before graduation at the École Polytechnique de Montréal , Canada, as an exchange student on the Aeronautics and Space Master.
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
Thomas Gautier Pesquet was born in Rouen, France, and considers Dieppe his hometown. He is the younger of two brothers.
Pesquet graduated from the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, France, in 1996.
In 2001, he received a master's degree from the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace in Toulouse, France, majoring in space systems and space vehicle mechanics. He spent his final year before graduation at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, as an exchange student on the Aeronautics and Space Master.
Pesquet graduated from the Air France flight school in 2006. This led to an Airline Transport Pilot License-Instrument Rating (ATPL-IR).
Career
From October 2001, Pesquet worked as a spacecraft dynamics engineer on remote sensing missions for GMV, S.A. in Madrid, Spain.
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