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From Building 9 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA, ESA TV host Dominique Detain interviews ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
Thomas talks about the building and the pre-assignment training he is undertaking to keep up to date with changes on the International Space Station. Thomas is also a specialist communicator, known as a Capcom, and shares the knowledge and experience he gained during his Proxima mission with his colleagues on Earth.
Thomas looks to the future, describing crewed missions to the Moon and beyond as Europe’s next big adventure.
Connect with Thomas via thomaspesquet.esa.int