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Alpha Mission overview
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- Title Alpha Mission overview
- Released: 28/10/2021
- Length 00:03:00
- Language English
- Footage Type TV Exchanges
- Copyright ESA
- Description
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet from France began Alpha - his second mission to the International Space Station - on 23 April 2021. Launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA, on the second operational flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon, he has now spent around six months in orbit on mission Alpha. In addition to science experiments, he has taken part in four spacewalks and countless scientific investigations. On 4 October Thomas became the fourth European International Space Station Commander. He is now the ESA astronaut with the most total time spent in space and on spacewalks.
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2110_005-Alpha_Mission_Overview-TC-ok.doc