Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Novitsky and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet in their Soyuz MS03 spacecraft shortly before undocking from the International Space Station. The duo landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan on 2 June 2017 after six months in space. Touchdown was at 14:10 GMT after a four-hour flight.
Thomas spent six months on the International Space Station as part of his Proxima mission. During Proxima, Thomas took part in 60 scientific experiments for ESA and France’s space agency CNES and the international Station partners.
The mission is part of ESA’s vision to use Earth-orbiting spacecraft as a place to live and work for the benefit of European society while using the experience to prepare for future voyages of exploration further into the Solar System.
More about the Proxima mission: http://www.esa.int/proxima
Connect with Thomas Pesquet: http://thomaspesquet.esa.int