ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet in his flight suit worn during all critical moments of a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight – launch, docking, departure and landing. The suit protects the astronaut from the unlikely event of fire or loss of pressure.
French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is returning to the International Space Station on his second spaceflight. The mission, which is called Alpha, will see the first European to launch on a US spacecraft in over a decade. Thomas is flying on the Crew Dragon, alongside NASA astronauts Megan MacArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide.
Latest updates on the mission can be found via @esaspaceflight on Twitter, with more details on ESA’s exploration blog via thomaspesquet.esa.int.
Background information on the Alpha mission is available at www.esa.int/MissionAlpha with a mission brochure available at www.esa.int/AlphaBrochure