Published on February 9, 2017
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed his initial impressions of the orbital laboratory and his goals for his mission during a question and answer session with French journalists Nov. 23. Pesquet launched aboard the Soyuz MS-03 vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Nov. 18, Baikonur time, and arrived on the complex two days later. He is expected to remain in orbit until next spring.
