Cannes, France, at night taken from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet during his Proxima mission on 4 February 2017.
Thomas commented on this photo: "Cannes, where I used to work at Thales Alenia Space – good times!"
Thomas' Proxima mission was the ninth long-duration mission for an ESA astronaut. It is named after the closest star to the Sun, continuing a tradition of naming missions with French astronauts after stars and constellations.
During Proxima, Thomas performed around 50 scientific experiments for ESA and France’s space agency CNES as well as take part in many research activities for the other 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.
Connect with Thomas Pesquet: http://thomaspesquet.esa.int