2023-09-30 18:34:07
Guest of honor at the Scientifica festival at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, astronaut Thomas Pesquet gave “Time” part of his (hectic) afternoon on the banks of the Limmat to talk about books, conspiracy and the conquest of space
Published on September 30, 2023 at 8:34 p.m. Modified on September 30, 2023 at 8:52 p.m.
The astronaut training may be very comprehensive, but it does not include the module “elegantly escape from a group of fans aged 6 to 80 waiting for selfies and autographs”. To develop this skill, Thomas Pesquet, 2.5 million followers on Instagram and a popularity that he himself finds difficult to justify, has had to show creativity over the years. In the largest lecture theater at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), the former captain of the International Space Station (ISS) announces to the crowd: “We’re going to take a selfie every step of the way to the door, and afterwards… I will have to leave.”
Young and old waited for the European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut for more than an hour in an ultra-modern and overheated room. Thomas Zurbuchen, former director of NASA and Head of Space at the ETH Zurich, had fun with it himself before the round table in which they participated together: “We’re not going to lie to each other: we all know that I’m the first part of the rock star.
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