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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is the last of ESA's class of 2009 astronauts to fly to the International Space Station. He will be leaving our planet for six months November 2016 as a flight engineer for Expeditions 50 and 51, returning in May 2017.
These images show Thomas training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia.
Follow Thomas as he prepares for his flight via thomaspesquet.esa.int
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