{"id":470,"date":"2016-11-04T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_passes_space_exams\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:35","slug":"esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_passes_space_exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_passes_space_exams\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA Thomas Pesquet a r\u00e9ussi ses examens spatiaux !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>L\u2019astronaute de l\u2019ESA Thomas Pesquet vient de passer une journ\u00e9e compl\u00e8te d\u2019examens pour s\u2019assurer d\u2019\u00eatre pr\u00eat \u00e0 100 % pour sa mission sur la Station spatiale internationale !<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de l'astronaute de la NASA Peggy Whitson et du commandant de Roscosmos Oleg Novitsky, Thomas a \u00e9t\u00e9 questionn\u00e9 sur chaque aspect op\u00e9rationnel du module Soyouz qui emm\u00e8nera le nouvel \u00e9quipage sur la Station spatiale internationale \u00e0 la mi-novembre. Ce programme de tests est d\u2019un grand r\u00e9alisme : Thomas et ses coll\u00e8gues ont m\u00eame rev\u00eatu leurs combinaisons pressuris\u00e9es Sokol ! En utilisant une r\u00e9plique grandeur nature de Soyouz, le trio a simul\u00e9 le lancement et l\u2019amarrage \u00e0 la Station, mais aussi la proc\u00e9dure de retour sur Terre. Les instructeurs avaient \u00e9galement pr\u00e9par\u00e9 plusieurs sc\u00e9narios de crise pour voir comment tout l\u2019\u00e9quipage allait r\u00e9agir et tenter de mener \u00e0 bien la mission.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"GCTC\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2016\/11\/ESA_astronaut_Thomas_Pesquet_took_the_left_seat_in_the_Soyuz_simulator\" 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\/esa_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_took_the_left_seat_in_the_soyuz_simulator\/17873483-2-eng-GB\/ESA_astronaut_Thomas_Pesquet_took_the_left_seat_in_the_Soyuz_simulator.jpg\" alt=\"ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet took the left seat in the Soyuz simulator\"><figcaption>L'astronaute de l'ESA Thomas Pesquet a pris place dans le si\u00e8ge de gauche du simulateur de Soyouz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avant l\u2019amarrage, le module radio et le syst\u00e8me de commande ont par exemple cess\u00e9 de fonctionner, ce qui signifie que le commandant Oleg et son copilote Thomas ont d\u00fb s\u2019amarrer manuellement \u2013 une proc\u00e9dure tr\u00e8s compliqu\u00e9e ! Les trois membres d\u2019\u00e9quipage se sont par ailleurs entra\u00een\u00e9s \u00e0 leur retour sur Terre \u00e0 bord d\u2019un module Soyouz. Les instructeurs avaient l\u00e0 encore pr\u00e9par\u00e9 plusieurs situations d\u2019avarie ! Ils ont commenc\u00e9 par simuler une fuite d\u2019oxyg\u00e8ne dans le r\u00e9servoir de secours, puis une d\u00e9faillance de moteur lors de l\u2019allumage des propulseurs et, alors que Thomas pensait \u00eatre au bout de ses peines, une panne de l\u2019ordinateur de bord !<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"Nasa - B. Ingalls\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2016\/11\/Thomas_Oleg_and_Peggy_in_Sokol_suits\" 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\/thomas_oleg_and_peggy_in_sokol_suits\/17887173-2-eng-GB\/Thomas_Oleg_and_Peggy_in_Sokol_suits.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas et ses \u00e9quipiers ont pass\u00e9 chaque test haut la main, et leurs instructeurs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 impressionn\u00e9s par leur ma\u00eetrise de la situation. L\u2019\u00e9quipage a \u00e9t\u00e9 qualifi\u00e9 pour voler dans un v\u00e9ritable module Soyouz \u00e0 destination de la Station spatiale internationale. Ils d\u00e9colleront dans un peu moins de deux semaines !<\/p>\n<p>La prochaine fois que vous \u00e9tudierez pour des examens, n\u2019oubliez pas que m\u00eame les astronautes en passent eux aussi !<\/p>\n<p><b>Fait int\u00e9ressant :<\/b> Thomas, Peggy et Oleg sont actuellement en quarantaine au cosmodrome de Ba\u00efkonour, au Kazakhstan. Cette mesure vise \u00e0 garantir qu'ils restent en parfaite sant\u00e9 et qu'ils ne transmettent aucune bact\u00e9rie ni aucun virus \u00e0 la Station spatiale internationale !<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has just taken an entire day\u2019s worth of exams to make sure he is ready for his mission to the International Space Station! 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