{"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\/nl\/welcome_back_to_earth_thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Welkom terug op aarde, Thomas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>ESA-astronaut Thomas Pesquet is weer terug op aarde na een indrukwekkende missie van zes maanden naar het International Space Station.<\/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 is weer veilig op aarde geland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De reis terug naar onze planeet was erg spannend! Thomas zat samen met de Russische commandant Oleg Novitsky in de Soyuz-capsule. De twee ruimtevaarders doken met een snelheid van meer dan 28.000 kilometer per uur door de dampkring van de aarde. Door de wrijving van de lucht bereikte het hitteschild van de Soyuz een temperatuur van 1600\u00b0C! Speciale raketten en parachutes remden de snelheid van de capsule af, terwijl de kussens op hun stoelen Thomas en Oleg beschermden het gehobbel van hun onstuimige terugkeer. Vier uur nadat ze het International Space Station hadden verlaten, waren ze terug op aarde!<\/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 werd uit zijn Sojoez-capsule gedragen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas kwam een beetje bibberig, maar vrolijk uit de Soyuz-capsule tevoorschijn. Nu is hij in het astronautencentrum van ESA in Keulen, Duitsland. De dokters controleren of hij gezond is en onderzoeken hoe zijn lichaam is veranderd na zes maanden gewichtloosheid. Dit onderzoek helpt toekomstige astronauten die straks ook gewichtloos zijn op lange missies.<\/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 voert tijdens zijn missie een ruimtewandeling uit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De missie van Thomas naar het International Space Station droeg de naam Proxima. Thomas heeft het heel druk gehad, want hij deed mee aan meer dan 60 experimenten. Zo deed hij onderzoek naar het menselijke brein, stromingen in de oceaan en straling in de ruimte en hij heeft zelfs nieuw materiaal getest voor ruimtevaartuigen. Proxima was een groot succes, dankzij Thomas en alle wetenschappers en technici die hem hebben geholpen!<\/p>\n<p><b>Leuk weetje:<\/b> Thomas heeft tijdens zijn missie aan twee ruimtewandelingen deelgenomen!<\/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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