SPACE STATION CREW MEMBER DISCUSSES LIFE IN SPACE WITH EUROPEAN STUDENTS Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed life and research on the complex during a virtual question and answer session June 1 with students living in France, Austria, the Netherlands and Estonia. Pesquet launched to the station in April aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle for a planned six-month mission.