{"id":431,"date":"2017-06-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/welcome_back_to_earth_thomas\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:07","slug":"welcome_back_to_earth_thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/welcome_back_to_earth_thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bon retour sur Terre, Thomas !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>L\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA Thomas Pesquet a atterri avec succ\u00e8s sur Terre apr\u00e8s une incroyable mission de six mois sur la Station spatiale internationale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1280\" data-credit=\"ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2017\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/06\/Thomas_has_safely_landed_back_on_Earth\" 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\/2017\/06\/thomas_has_safely_landed_back_on_earth\/17872632-2-eng-GB\/Thomas_has_safely_landed_back_on_Earth.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas has safely landed back on Earth\"><figcaption>Thomas a atterri sans encombre sur Terre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Son retour sur notre plan\u00e8te \u00e0 bord d\u2019un vaisseau Soyouz a \u00e9t\u00e9 passionnant ! Thomas \u00e9tait accompagn\u00e9 par le commandant russe Oleg Novitsky. Les deux explorateurs de l\u2019espace ont p\u00e9n\u00e9tr\u00e9 l\u2019atmosph\u00e8re terrestre \u00e0 plus de 28 000 km\/h, et la friction de l\u2019air a r\u00e9chauff\u00e9 leur bouclier thermique jusqu\u2019\u00e0 une temp\u00e9rature de 1 600 degr\u00e9s ! Un syst\u00e8me de parachutes et de r\u00e9trofus\u00e9es a ralenti le vaisseau pendant que les si\u00e8ges rembourr\u00e9s de Thomas et Oleg ont amorti l\u2019impact du freinage final. Quatre heures apr\u00e8s avoir quitt\u00e9 la Station spatiale internationale, ils \u00e9taient de retour sur Terre !<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"3680\" data-credit=\"ESA\u2013Stephane Corvaja, 2017\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/06\/Thomas_was_carried_out_of_his_Soyuz_capsule\" 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\/2017\/06\/thomas_was_carried_out_of_his_soyuz_capsule\/18247549-2-eng-GB\/Thomas_was_carried_out_of_his_Soyuz_capsule.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas was carried out of his Soyuz capsule\"><figcaption>Thomas a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vacu\u00e9 de sa capsule Soyouz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>C\u2019est fatigu\u00e9 mais heureux que Thomas est ressorti de sa capsule. Il se trouve d\u00e9sormais au Centre des astronautes de l\u2019ESA \u00e0 Cologne, en Allemagne. Des m\u00e9decins \u00e9valuent actuellement son \u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 avant d\u2019\u00e9tudier comment son corps s\u2019est adapt\u00e9 \u00e0 la vie en impesanteur pendant six mois. Les r\u00e9sultats de ces recherches devraient aider les prochains astronautes qui effectueront des missions au long cours.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2048\" data-credit=\"Roscosmos\u2013O. Novitsky\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/06\/Thomas_completing_a_spacewalk_during_his_mission\" 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\/2017\/06\/thomas_completing_a_spacewalk_during_his_mission\/17885915-2-eng-GB\/Thomas_completing_a_spacewalk_during_his_mission.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas completing a spacewalk during his mission\"><figcaption>Thomas effectuant une sortie dans l'espace au cours de sa mission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>La mission de Thomas sur la Station spatiale internationale \u00e9tait baptis\u00e9e Proxima. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s occup\u00e9 et a men\u00e9 plus de 60 exp\u00e9riences scientifiques portant notamment sur le cerveau humain, les courants oc\u00e9aniques, les rayonnements dans l\u2019espace ou les mat\u00e9riaux pour vaisseaux spatiaux. La mission Proxima a \u00e9t\u00e9 couronn\u00e9e de succ\u00e8s, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 Thomas et \u00e0 tous les scientifiques et ing\u00e9nieurs qui l\u2019ont assist\u00e9 !<\/p>\n<p><b>Fait int\u00e9ressant :<\/b> Thomas a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 deux sorties dans l'espace au cours de sa mission !<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has successfully landed back on Earth after an amazing six-month mission to the International Space Station. 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