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  • Luca speaks with European media

    Luca speaks with European media

    Media had their first opportunity to ask questions of ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano in Europe on Saturday 8 February 2020 – just two days after he returned from 201 days in space.

    This news conference at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) started at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) with an introduction from the Head of EAC Frank De Winne, followed by statements from ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker.

    Luca then answered a range of questions about his recent mission, known as ‘Beyond’. Luca answers questions in Italian and others in English.

    The entire conference was broadcast live on ESA Web TV.

    Beyond was Luca’s second long-duration mission to the International Space Station. His first was Volare in 2013.

    Luca was launched to the Station 20 July 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing – and returned 6 February 2020 in the Russian Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft.

    During his Beyond mission he became the third European and first Italian in command of the Space Station, set the record for longest cumulative spacewalking time by a European astronaut, remotely controlled a rock-collecting rover in the Netherlands, supported over 50 European and 200 international experiments and welcomed the first Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori among other mission highlights.

    (Please note: There were some technical issues about 45-50 minutes into the press conference, in the replay there is some loss of audio quality and loss of audio/image sync.)

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  • Thomas Pesquet: Post-flight press conference (in French)

    Thomas Pesquet: Post-flight press conference (in French)

    Replay of the press conference (in French) with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet held at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, on 6 June 2017. Thomas returned to Earth on 2 June 2017 after completion of his six-month Proxima mission to the International Space Station.

    Thomas took part in more than 60 experiments during his mission. His experiments are helping to understand the human brain, ocean currents and radiation in space, how atoms behave and tested new spacecraft materials. Other highlights included his two spacewalks to improve and maintain the Space Station.

    This press conference was originally broadcast on the ESA Livesteam channel: https://livestream.com/ESA/events/7463026

    More about Proxima: http://www.esa.int/proxima
    Connect with Thomas: http://thomaspesquet.esa.int

  • On board – ESA’s Newcomers Integration Programme

    On board – ESA’s Newcomers Integration Programme

    Newly hired ESA staff met for an information day at the European Astronaut Centre and were introduced to particular aspects of the ESA working culture.

  • ESA Euronews: Yuri Gagarin: o primeiro Homem no espaço

    ESA Euronews: Yuri Gagarin: o primeiro Homem no espaço

    Esta semana, há 50 anos, pela primeira vez na história da humanidade, um homem deixou a Terra e viajou para o Espaço. Quem foi Yuri Gagarin? Como é que aquele voo mudou a sua vida e a da humanidade?

  • ESA Euronews: Gagarin, pionero en órbita

    ESA Euronews: Gagarin, pionero en órbita

    Hace 50 años, por primera vez en la historia, un hombre viajó al espacio.
    ¿Quién era Yuri Gagarin? ¿Cómo fue el vuelo que cambió su vida y el devenir de la humanidad?

  • ESA Euronews: First Man in Space

    ESA Euronews: First Man in Space

    50 years ago, for the first time in history, a human travelled into space.
    Who was Yuri Gagarin ? How did this flight change his life and the future of humankind?