THOMAS PESQUET
French Astronaut - Government
Biography
Thomas Gautier Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010. From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expeditions 50 and 51 on the International Space Station as a flight engineer.
Born on February 27, 1978. Throughout a distinguished career, Thomas Pesquet has logged 396d 11h 33m 45s in space across 2 missions.
Fact Sheet
Thomas Pesquet
French
February 27, 1978
47
Government
Active
European Space Agency (ESA)
2016
2021
Mission Statistics
2
2
6
396d 11h 33m 45s
1d 15h 54m
Spacewalks (EVAs)
Expedition 50 EVA 2
January 13, 2017 at 11:22 AM UTC
January 13, 2017 at 05:20 PM UTC
58m
International Space Station
Robert S. Kimbrough (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
Expedition 50 EVA 3
March 24, 2017 at 11:24 AM UTC
March 24, 2017 at 05:58 PM UTC
34m
International Space Station
Robert S. Kimbrough (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
Expedition 65 EVA 2
June 16, 2021 at 12:11 PM UTC
June 16, 2021 at 07:26 PM UTC
15m
International Space Station
Robert S. Kimbrough (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
Expedition 65 EVA 3
June 20, 2021 at 11:42 AM UTC
June 20, 2021 at 06:10 PM UTC
28m
International Space Station
Robert S. Kimbrough (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
Expedition 65 EVA 4
June 25, 2021 at 11:52 AM UTC
June 25, 2021 at 06:37 PM UTC
45m
International Space Station
Robert S. Kimbrough (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
Expedition 65 EVA 7
September 12, 2021 at 12:15 PM UTC
September 12, 2021 at 07:09 PM UTC
54m
International Space Station
Akihiko Hoshide (EV1), Thomas Pesquet (EV2)
