This time it's official: Thomas Pesquet will take off well with SpaceX next year to join the international space station, announced the French astronaut on Tuesday.
"It seems that I am the first European to take off aboard a Dragon in space," he said on Twitter. “The training has already started at the futuristic SpaceX facility. Stay tuned for more updates… and wait, how do you install the “Launch” app on those giant tablet screens? ". A second trip for the French astronaut, who had already carried out a first mission aboard the ISS between November 2016 and June 2017.
Looks like I'll be the first European to ever ride a Dragon into space! Training has already started at SpaceX's futuristic facilities. Stay tuned for more updates ... and wait, how do you install the "launch" app on these giant tablet-screens? 😅😉🙃 pic.twitter.com/wD7zOf7EAl
- Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) July 28, 2020Beginning of training in June
On May 27, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying two American astronauts in its Dragon capsule. A first since 2011. In an interview on May 27, Thomas Pesquet announced the start of his training with SpaceX in June, ensuring in passing his "confidence" in the Dragon capsule despite the major changes that this implies, such as touch screens. instead of a cockpit. “For sure all pilots in the world will have more confidence if you give them a joystick than if you give them an iPad! He joked.
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