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Timelapse video made during ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet\u2019s second mission to the International Space Station, \u201cAlpha\u201d. The camera is setup to take pictures at intervals of two a second, and the pictures are then edited into this video that plays at 25 pictures a second. The video is around 12 times faster than real speed.<\/p>\n
Thomas shared this video on social media with the caption:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe often look forwards, in the direction of travel when viewing Earth from the International Space Station, like driving a car or flying an aircraft. But of course with the Cupola observatory offering windows to each side and that we don’t actively drive or fly the Space Station most of the time, we can also look backwards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over 200 experiments are planned during Thomas\u2019 time in space, with 40 European ones and 12 new experiments led by the French space agency CNES.<\/p>\n
Latest updates on the Alpha mission can be found via @esaspaceflight<\/a> on Twitter, with more details on ESA\u2019s exploration blog via thomaspesquet.esa.int<\/a>.<\/p>\n Background information on the Alpha mission is available at www.esa.int\/MissionAlpha<\/a> with a brochure at www.esa.int\/AlphaBrochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n