Thomas blasts off today

Thomas Pesquet

Readers from the UK will remember the excitement caused by the space journey earlier this year of Major Tim Peake and on Thursday 17th November a Toulouse man Thomas Pesquet will make the same journey to the International Space Agency.
Educated at Toulouse's prestigious "Supaero" - the Institute for Aeronautical and Space Studies, Thomas is a fighter pilot chosen from 8400 applicants to be France's 11th astronaut, though the first for 8 years.
The public is invited to the Cité d'Espace from 17h on Thursday for a free evening to include access to the Cité's usual attraction, plus live coverage, with many experts on hand, of the blast-off at 21h20 from Baikonur. Thomas will carry out various experiments for the European Space Agency and other universities, plus linking live with children from various schools throughout France.
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