{"id":464,"date":"2016-11-18T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/blast_off_for_esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:31","slug":"blast_off_for_esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/blast_off_for_esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA:n astronautti Thomas Pesquet l\u00e4htee matkaan!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>ESA:n astronautti Thomas Pesquet on onnistuneesti l\u00e4htenyt maasta avaruuteen! Yhdess\u00e4 NASA:n astronautin Peggy Whitsonin ja Roscosmosin komentajan Oleg Novitskyn kanssa n\u00e4m\u00e4 kolme avaruustutkijaa ovat nyt Sojuz-avaruusaluksessa, joka kiert\u00e4\u00e4 maapalloa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ensimm\u00e4iset kymmenen minuuttia laukaisun j\u00e4lkeen olivat matkustajille melko t\u00e4risevi\u00e4, mutta nyt kun he ovat avaruudessa, kaikki tuntuu paljon sujuvammalta. Heill\u00e4 ei ole interneti\u00e4 eik\u00e4 matkapuhelimia, joilla he voisivat olla yhteydess\u00e4 ihmisiin Maassa, joten he k\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4t sen sijaan radiota kommunikoidakseen lennonjohdon kanssa. Thomas ja h\u00e4nen miehist\u00f6kaverinsa viett\u00e4v\u00e4t kaksi p\u00e4iv\u00e4\u00e4 muuttaen hitaasti kiertorataansa, kunnes he voivat lent\u00e4\u00e4 turvallisesti kansainv\u00e4lisen avaruusaseman rinnalla \u2013 ja sitten telakoitua siihen.<\/p>\n<p>Heti kun Thomasin Sojuz-aluksen telakoituu avaruusasemaan, luukku avataan ja uusi miehist\u00f6 nousee alukseen! Thomasilla on tilaisuus pit\u00e4\u00e4 lyhyt videopuhelu yst\u00e4villeen ja perheelleen Maassa. Sen j\u00e4lkeen siirryt\u00e4\u00e4n tositoimiin, ja h\u00e4nen Proxima-niminen teht\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4 voi alkaa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1238\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2016\/11\/Expedition_50_crewmembers_greeting_audience_at_the_launch_pad2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2016\/11\/expedition_50_crewmembers_greeting_audience_at_the_launch_pad2\/17889726-2-eng-GB\/Expedition_50_crewmembers_greeting_audience_at_the_launch_pad.jpg\" alt=\"Expedition 50 crewmembers greeting audience at the launch pad\"><figcaption>Expedition 50:n miehist\u00f6n j\u00e4senet tervehtiv\u00e4t yleis\u00f6\u00e4 laukaisualustalla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomasilla riitt\u00e4\u00e4 varmasti tekemist\u00e4 kuuden kuukauden kiertoradalla oleskelunsa aikana. Ensimm\u00e4isell\u00e4 viikollaan h\u00e4n aloittaa ty\u00f6n kokeen parissa, jonka tarkoituksena on parantaa veden laadun ja turvallisuuden testaamista. Kokeesta on hy\u00f6ty\u00e4 sek\u00e4 maapallolla ett\u00e4 avaruudessa. Thomas asentaa my\u00f6s erityisi\u00e4 mittalaitteita, joilla seurataan, miten s\u00e4teily vaikuttaa kansainv\u00e4liseen avaruusasemaan \u2013 ja h\u00e4nen omaan kehoonsa!<\/p>\n<p>Thomas on ensimm\u00e4inen ranskalainen avaruuslent\u00e4j\u00e4, joka vierailee kansainv\u00e4lisell\u00e4 avaruusasemalla vuoden 2008 j\u00e4lkeen, jolloin ESA:n avaruuslent\u00e4j\u00e4 L\u00e9opold Eyrharts auttoi asentamaan eurooppalaisen tiedemoduulin nimelt\u00e4 Columbus. Thomas tulee ty\u00f6skentelem\u00e4\u00e4n yhteens\u00e4 noin 50 eurooppalaisen kokeen parissa. On j\u00e4nnitt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4 mietti\u00e4, mit\u00e4 h\u00e4n auttaa l\u00f6yt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n!<\/p>\n<p><b>Mielenkiintoinen fakta:<\/b> Sojuz on suunnilleen auton kokoinen, ja t\u00e4m\u00e4n tyyppisill\u00e4 aluksilla on kuljetettu ihmisi\u00e4 avaruuteen ja takaisin jo l\u00e4hes 50 vuoden ajan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has successfully lifted off from Earth and into space! Along with NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky, the three space explorers are now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"esa_banner_image":"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2016\/11\/proxima_liftoff10\/17886877-2-eng-GB\/Proxima_liftoff.jpg","esa_banner_description":"","esa_banner_credit":"ESA","esa_banner_licence":"ESA Standard Licence","esa_banner_detail_url":"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2016\/11\/Proxima_liftoff10","esa_external_url":"","esa_external_new_window":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"panel":[],"language":[],"age":[],"duration":[],"resource_type":[],"audience":[],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4497,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions\/4497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"panel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/panel?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"age","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"duration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/duration?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/audience?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}