‘Nobody can take my place now’: veteran astronaut describes feeling of blasting into space
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23/04/2021 - 09:29 Veteran French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere explains the feeling of being strapped into a space capsule ahead of launch. A SpaceX mission is set to blast off for the International Space Station Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. SpaceX s international crew includes astronauts from the United States, Japan and France. Frenchman Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to command the ISS during a portion of the six-month mission, orbiting 400km above the Earth s surface. Follow FRANCE 24 s live coverage of the launch.