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Thomas Pesquet's return: what is the earth sickness that astronauts suffer from?

national Space Station (ISS), the French astronaut will have to relearn how to stand, much like a small child learning to ride a bike. In the ISS, astronauts move around by floating, without any physical effort. They put much less strain on their muscles and bones. Thomas Pesquet and his crewm ...

09
Nov
2021

Artemis 1 Mission: 5 things to know about NASA's program to the Moon

1- The rocket launched today has no astronauts on board This Monday, August 29, 2022, the SLS rocket is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its first test flight. With the launch of this giant next-generation rocket, NASA is also launching its Artemis Program to send astron ...

29
Aug
2022

How does ESA recruit its astronauts?

Recruitment is not very frequent The European Space Agency presented its new class of astronauts on November 23, 2022. It should be noted that this class, which includes 17 people, is the fourth since the creation of the agency, after those of 1978, 1992 and 2009. The ESA recruits its astronauts ...

28
Nov
2022

Moon Boots: the history of iconic après ski boots

ir original version that the Moon Boots are the most appreciated by winter sports enthusiasts a bit nostalgic of the 1980s... A design inspired by astronauts' shoes It's no coincidence that the Moon Boot has this name and looks like a shoe to go to the moon! Its inventor Giancarlo Zanatta is ...

26
Dec
2022

Space: 5 events expected in 2022

w for the testing of equipment and procedures that will be used during future more distant missions... on the surface of the planet Mars! Although astronauts will return to the moon in 2025 at the earliest, the year 2022 will be marked by the liftoff of the Artemis 1 mission. For this first te ...

13
Jan
2022

Thomas Pesquet: Objective France, a fascinating documentary on France 2.

is original view of our planet. Returning to Earth after two missions in space, Thomas Pesquet brought to our blue planet a perspective that only 500 astronauts before him have experienced. He is one of the few humans who have been to space and has therefore been able to become aware of the Earth i ...

24
Apr
2023