French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told Euronews that Europe and France must "maximise the scientific return" from ESA's next private mission aboard PAM-6 to the International Space Station (ISS), which he will lead in summer 2027.
Speaking to Euronews at the International Space Summit held in Paris on Wednesday and Thursday, Pesquet said "we know the ISS is coming to an end soon and we don't know when Europe and specifically France's next turn, will come again, given that long-term missions to the ISS are assigned on a rotating basis."
