This second stay on the ISS confirmed Thomas Pesquet in his vision of the crew as “a small space family”.
And whose good understanding is essential in the perspective of even longer missions, such as a future trip to Mars.
In addition to the "psychological profile" of astronauts and contacts with relatives, Thomas Pesquet believes that "the key is that people are constantly busy" to avoid thoughts that could "damage morale a little".
Because after all, "the space station, if we have nothing to do, it's a bit like a prison with a great view, and some funny things like floating."
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This observatory, where he already stood more than four years ago during his first mission, also enabled him to observe the negative consequences of human activity, such as pollution.
But he says he has seen this time "a lot more extreme weather events", such as storms and fires.
