The French astronaut Thomas Pesquet during his press conference in conjunction with the ESA. /Credit:ESA/SIPA/1611231757 – SIPA

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ESSENTIAL :

  • Initially planned to be 13: 05, the first output of Thomas Pesquet is finally effected with 30 minutes ahead of schedule and should begin around 12: 30.
  • With the American Shane Kimbrough, current commander of the ISS, the French astronaut has a mission to install new batteries.
  • The spacewalk could last up to 7 hours.

The output of Thomas Pesquet is visible in the live video on the site of the Cnes.

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14h22: It has been two hours that the release of Thomas Pesquet has started. We leave the Cnes, but you can continue to follow this event on video on this live.

Recovery at 19h with the return of the astronaut in the ISS.


14h01: As alpinists, the two astronauts are permanently attached to the ISS by a media dedicated to it.

Everyone checks the hardware, and the diving bell of his team-mate permanently. There are currently in the process of attaching wires to connect the batteries.


13h57: Thomas Pesquet will stay approximately six to seven hours outside the ISS.

The Prime minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, on a visit to Toulouse, to attend at about 18: 45 to the end of mission of the French astronaut live from the premises of Cnes.


13h51: Thomas Pesquet shows no sign of weakness after an hour of output in the space.