Thomas Pesquet
Biography
Thomas Pesquet is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut born in Rouen, France. He was selected as a candidate by ESA in 2009 and completed his basic training in 2010, becoming the youngest member of the European Astronaut Corps. Pesquet has flown on two long-duration missions to the International Space Station, in 2016-2017 and 2021, and is a holder of advanced licenses in scuba diving and parachuting.