{"id":461,"date":"2016-12-20T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/thomas_pesquet_prepares_for_spacewalk\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:29","slug":"thomas_pesquet_prepares_for_spacewalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/nl\/thomas_pesquet_prepares_for_spacewalk\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Pesquet bereidt zich voor op een ruimtewandeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Op 13 januari gaat ESA-astronaut Thomas Pesquet het International Space Station uit om een ruimtewandeling te maken! Thomas draagt een supertechnisch ruimtepak en blijft zeven uur lang buiten het ruimtestation. ISS-commandant Shane Kimbrough gaat met hem mee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thomas en Shane maken die ruimtewandeling niet zomaar voor de lol. Ze hebben een belangrijke opdracht: oude accu's vervangen door nieuwe, verbeterde accu's. Deze accu's slaan stroom op die door de zonnepanelen op het ruimtestation wordt geproduceerd. Wanneer het ruimtestation aan de dagkant van de aarde is, is er meer dan genoeg stroom. Maar aan de nachtkant van de aarde vangen de zonnepanelen geen zonlicht op. In die tijd draait het ruimtestation op stroom die in de accu's is opgeslagen. Zodra de zonnepanelen weer in de zon komen, worden de accu's opnieuw opgeladen. Goed werkende accu's zijn dus van levensbelang!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2016\/12\/Luca_spacewalker\" 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\/12\/luca_spacewalker\/17891132-2-eng-GB\/Luca_spacewalker.jpg\" alt=\"Luca Parmitano\"><figcaption>Luca Parmitano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas en Shane worden via de radio geholpen door het team van de NASA in Houston, in de Verenigde Staten. Daar geeft ESA-astronaut Luca Parmitano de twee ruimtewandelaars advies en begeleidt hen bij hun ingewikkelde taken. Luca is een uitstekende hulp bij deze opdracht, want hij heeft zelf twee ruimtewandelingen gemaakt.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas is al begonnen om zijn ruimtepak klaar te maken, en de gereedschappen en apparatuur die hij en Shane nodig hebben. Natuurlijk gaat hij ook genieten van het spectaculaire uitzicht op de aarde en op het International Space Station!<\/p>\n<p><b>Leuk weetje:<\/b> Thomas zal de elfde Europeaan zijn die een ruimtewandeling maakt.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 13 January, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will leave the International Space Station for a spacewalk! Equipped with a high-tech spacesuit, Thomas\u2019s spacewalk will last up to seven hours. 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