This mission was the project of a decade's work. Philippe Perrin decademissionproject Change image and share on social
And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents. Philippe Perrin grandparentkidlife Change image and share on social
It's, I mean, for me, it's the same as training with my crewmembers. We share the same first part of the flight. We all go together. It's the most critical part of the flight, the ascent. Philippe Perrin ascentcrewmembercritical Change image and share on social
We also had to bring with us some desired scientific equipment over to the station as well as assemble new machines. For that, I had to conduct two space walks. Philippe Perrin assemblebringconduct Change image and share on social
I think doing something of your life is something that you've got deep inside, whether it's to, whether you want to be an astronaut or a, whether you want to do science, or whether you want to be a movie star, or whatever. Philippe Perrin astronautdeephave share on social
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts. Philippe Perrin astronautecologicalessential Change image and share on social
So, for me, I make no difference whether I'm training with my shuttle crew or the Expedition crew. Of course, I think I want to take more care of the Expedition crew, because they're going to stay there for a long time. Philippe Perrin carecrowdifference share on social
Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station. This arm plays a very important role in the ongoing expansion of the station as well as in the deployment of solar panels. Philippe Perrin armdeploymentexpansion share on social
And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station. Philippe Perrin armcameracome Change image and share on social
It's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is. Philippe Perrin earthflyincredible Change image and share on social
