Thomas Pesquet, history resumes at Cape Canaveral
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, April 30, 2021 © EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP
By: Simon Rozé Follow
21 mins
You experienced it live with us on RFI, on Friday April 23, 2021. Thomas Pesquet's rocket took off, the French astronaut began his second mission in space.
After Baikonour and the freezing cold of Kazakhstan, 5 years ago, this time it is the United States that serves as the starting point for this adventure.
Cape Canaveral, the Kennedy Space Center, names associated with the most beautiful pages in the history of the conquest of space, places that we invite you to discover.
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"Thomas Pesquet, history resumes at Cape Canaveral" is a Grand report by Simon Rozé.
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