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
This mission was the project of a decade's work. Philippe Perrin decademissionproject Change image and share on social
Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been in space already. And so, they were able to talk about space and tell me a few things about how things would really happen. Philippe Perrin franklinhappenkenneth 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
So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much experience. Philippe Perrin experienceflyunique 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
Since there always has to be a certain number of astronauts manning the station at all times, one of the main aspects of the mission was to transport a new team to the station and bring back some members of the previous team back to Earth. Philippe Perrin aspectastronautback 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
The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation. Philippe Perrin physicallypreparationpsychological Change image and share on social
