Philippe Perrin
Philippe Perrin
Philippe Perrinis a French test pilot and former CNES and European Space Agency astronaut...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth6 January 1963
CountryFrance
few kenneth space talk work
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.
thinking space roles
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts
space europe privilege
And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being either American or Russian.
two space machines
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.
critical share
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.
became five learning station work
I had been here five years already, training very hard, learning about the systems, the shuttle, the station systems. But, everything really became real when I started to work with them.
aspects astronauts bring certain main members number previous since station transport
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.
quite somebody
So it's, I think it's quite, quite unique to fly with somebody with so much experience.
mission project
This mission was the project of a decade's work.
level school whose
Polytechnique is a school whose multidisciplinary, very high scientific level curriculum is invaluable.
arm base canadian funny human robotics shoulder
Yes, I see the Mobile Base System really is the shoulder of the arm. The arm is right there, like a human arm. It's really funny to look at the similarities between a human arm and the Canadian robotics arm.
arm expansion ongoing plays robotic station third
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.
excited personally
So, I thought it was very interesting, very challenging, and I personally like being challenged. So, I overall, I was more excited than anything else.
complement pool swimming types virtual
There are two types of training: swimming pool and virtual reality. Each one has its limits, but they complement each other well.