{"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\/fr\/blast_off_for_esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA Thomas Pesquet a d\u00e9coll\u00e9 !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>L\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA Thomas Pesquet s\u2019est envol\u00e9 avec succ\u00e8s dans l\u2019espace. Thomas a pris place dans un vaisseau Soyouz aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de l'astronaute de la NASA Peggy Whitson et du commandant de Roscosmos Oleg Novitsky. Les trois explorateurs de l\u2019espace \u00e9voluent d\u00e9sormais en orbite autour de notre plan\u00e8te !<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Les dix premi\u00e8res minutes cons\u00e9cutives au d\u00e9collage ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s intenses mais, depuis que les trois \u00e9quipiers ont rejoint l\u2019espace, leur vol est bien plus calme. L\u2019\u00e9quipage, qui ne dispose pas de t\u00e9l\u00e9phone portable ni de connexion Internet, utilise un dispositif radio pour communiquer avec le centre de contr\u00f4le sur Terre. Thomas et ses deux \u00e9quipiers vont maintenant ajuster leur orbite avec pr\u00e9cision pendant deux jours afin de se rapprocher de la Station spatiale internationale puis de s\u2019y amarrer en douceur.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois l'amarrage de Soyouz r\u00e9alis\u00e9 avec succ\u00e8s, son \u00e9coutille s'ouvrira et le nouvel \u00e9quipage pourra enfin monter \u00e0 bord de la Station ! Thomas pourra alors passer un bref appel vid\u00e9o \u00e0 ses amis et \u00e0 sa famille sur Terre. Il se mettra ensuite au travail pour commencer sa mission Proxima.<\/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>Les membres de l'\u00e9quipage de l'Exp\u00e9dition 50 saluent le public depuis la rampe de lancement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas sera tr\u00e8s occup\u00e9 pendant ses six mois en orbite ! D\u00e8s sa premi\u00e8re semaine, il m\u00e8nera une exp\u00e9rience visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer nos proc\u00e9dures de test de la qualit\u00e9 de l\u2019eau, dont les r\u00e9sultats seront utiles aussi bien sur Terre que dans l\u2019espace. Thomas va \u00e9galement installer des moniteurs \u00e0 bord de la Station pour \u00e9tudier l\u2019effet des rayonnements cosmiques sur les installations spatiales et leurs \u00e9quipages.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas est le premier Fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 s\u00e9journer sur la Station spatiale internationale depuis 2008, apr\u00e8s la mission de l\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA L\u00e9opold Eyrharts qui avait particip\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019installation du laboratoire spatial europ\u00e9en Columbus. Au total, Thomas va participer \u00e0 une cinquantaine d\u2019exp\u00e9riences europ\u00e9ennes. Nous sommes tous impatients d\u2019en conna\u00eetre les r\u00e9sultats !<\/p>\n<p><b>Fait int\u00e9ressant :<\/b> Un vaisseau Soyouz a \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la taille d'une voiture, et ce type d'engin transporte des personnes vers l'espace et les ram\u00e8ne sur Terre depuis pr\u00e8s de 50 ans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has successfully lifted off from Earth and into space! 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