French astronauts set for 2027 voyages to ISS and first commercial space station
Summary
Two French astronauts, Thomas Pesquet and Arnaud Prost, will take separate space trips in 2027. Prost will visit the new commercial space station Haven-1, while Pesquet will command a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Both missions will use SpaceX rockets.Key Facts
- Arnaud Prost will be the test engineer on the first crewed mission to the Haven-1 commercial space station developed by the US company Vast.
- Thomas Pesquet will command a private mission to the ISS, marking his third stay there.
- Both missions will last about two weeks and are planned for 2027.
- Haven-1 is the world’s first commercial space station and is scheduled to launch after delays.
- Vast was founded in 2021 by Jed McCaleb to build commercial space stations and aims to eventually replace the ISS.
- The ISS mission requires approval from international partners including NASA and the European Space Agency.
- If approved, Pesquet would be the first non-American to command a US spacecraft.
- Both missions will launch using SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets.
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