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10 Mots Sur La 2E Mission Dans L'espace De Thomas Pesquet POUR LES 6-10 ANS LA MÉTÉO DE JEUDI 10 MINUTES DE LECTURE PAR JOUR 100% FAITS 0% OPINIONS mercredi 21 avril 2021 n° 6 514 - 0,70 € On en apprend tous les jours ! ISSN ISSN 1288-6947 10 mots sur la 2e mission dans l’espace de Thomas Pesquet Ta dernière chance pour devenir incollable sur l’astronaute français avant son décollage prévu demain midi. Nasa 10 mots sur la mission p. 2 I Histoire du jour : 9 girafes menacées ont été secourues en bateau p. 3 L’info de la Une 10 mots sur la mission de Thomas Pesquet L’histoire du jour Noëlle sortant du bateau et arrivant dans 1. Alpha son nouveau lieu de vie. Nom de la mission de Thomas Pesquet. 3. Crew 2 Il portera cet écusson cousu sur En français : équipage 2. ses vêtements. Nom de l’équipage dont fait Sa première mission, en 2016- partie Thomas Pesquet. 2017, s’appelait « Proxima ». De gauche à droite sur la photo, Thomas Pesquet Esa et les 3 astronautes qui l’accompagneront : - Megan McArthur (États-Unis) 2. SpaceX - Shane Kimbrough (États-Unis) Northern Rangeland Trust Nom du constructeur de son vaisseau Crew Dragon. - Akihiko Hoshide (Japon) Cette entreprise des États-Unis est dirigée par Elon 9 girafes menacées ont été Musk (connu pour inventer des transports du futur). secourues en bateau Un Crew Dragon a transporté des astronautes pour la première fois en mai 2020 (lire n° 6 240). La semaine dernière, le sauvetage de 9 girafes de Rothschild, une espèce rare, s’est terminé au Kenya. Nasa Il avait débuté en décembre (lire n° 6 408). L’endroit où vivaient ces girafes était de plus 7. Blob 9. Saxophone en plus inondé. Elles commençaient à manquer 4. ISS L’un des Thomas Pesquet retrouvera son de place et de nourriture. Elles ont donc été Station spatiale internationale, où thèmes de ses instrument de musique préféré dans l’ISS. transportées, en bateau, dans un lieu protégé. La Thomas Pesquet va passer 6 mois. expériences Son amoureuse lui avait préparé une dernière girafe déplacée a été Noëlle. Cette jeune Elle tourne autour de la Terre, scientifiques. surprise lors de sa première mission, femelle porte ce nom parce qu’elle est née à Noël. à 400 km d’altitude. Mesurant Quel drôle d’être en 2017 : elle lui avait fait parvenir un 100 mètres de long, elle est vivant ! Un blob A. Dussutour-CRCA- CNRS Photothèque saxophone. L’instrument est resté là-haut. composée de plusieurs modules. n’est ni un animal ni une plante. Thomas La photo du jour 250 astronautes y ont déjà vécu et Pesquet en étudiera 4 dans la Station. travaillé depuis 2000. Le Petit Quotidien t’en reparlera ! 10. Cupola Pièce de l’ISS ayant 7 fenêtres. C’est de là que les astronautes observent 5. Expédition 65 le mieux l’espace. On espère que Groupe des 7 astronautes qui Thomas Pesquet fera, de cet endroit, de vivront dans l’ISS jusqu’en octobre nombreuses photos de la Terre ! 2021. Il se composera des 4 astronautes de Crew 2 et des 3 autres astronautes à bord depuis le 9 avril : - Oleg Novitskiy (Russie) - Pyotr Dubrov (Russie) - Mark Vande Hei (États-Unis). Nasa Esa-Nasa AFP-Y. Kadobnov AFP-Y. Ce robot roulait dans les rues de Moscou (la 6. Commandant de bord de l’ISS 8. EVA capitale de la Russie), jeudi. Il allait livrer des repas Poste que Thomas Pesquet occupera pendant environ 1 mois, Activité extra-véhiculaire, c’est-à-dire commandés par des habitants. vers la fin de sa mission. sortie dans l’espace. Il sera le chef à bord. Son rôle : coordonner le travail des Thomas Pesquet installera de nouveaux astronautes à bord. En cas de problème (ex. : un incendie), panneaux solaires. Il l’avait expliqué dans Russie il dirigera les manœuvres d’urgence. son interview du n° 6 487. Esa-Nasa EUEURURROOOPE AMÉMÉRIQUEMÉRIQUEE ASIE DDU NORD OCÉAN ® ATLANTIQUE OCÉAN Retrouve tous les articles Les mots difficiles Le coin des Incollables Japon PACIFIQUE États-Unis du Petit Quotidien sur AFAFRRRIIQQUQ E Thomas Pesquet sur le site Écusson (ici) : Altitude : Coordonner (ici) : Manœuvre (ici) : Pourquoi Thomas Pesquet www.lepetitquotidien.fr petit morceau de hauteur. organiser ce geste à faire dans connaît-il déjà bien l’astronaute AMÉRIQUEAMMÉRIQUEMMÉÉ Kenya OCÉAN DDU SSUD dans la rubrique « dossiers tissu décoré. Module (ici) : que plusieurs un véhicule. russe Oleg Novitskiy ? OCÉAN de 2016-2017. de PACIFIQUE d’actualité ». Va sur Internet partie, salle. personnes font INDIEN OCÉAANIE accompagné d’un adulte ! en même temps. mission la de lors équipage même du partie faisaient qu’ils Parce ANTARCTIQUE 2 • Le Petit Quotidien • mercredi 21 avril 2021 mercredi 21 avril 2021 • Le Petit Quotidien • 3 Les aventures de Scoupe et Tourbillon : Des missions difficiles Texte et dessin : Philippe Malausséna Texte Dans un journal, Le mot d’anglais du jour cet encadré s’appelle l’ours Siège social et rédaction : Tél. 01 53 01 23 60 Play Bac Presse - 14 bis rue des Minimes Button prononcer : 75140 Paris CEDEX 03 Directeur de la publication : J. Saltet bateune Dir. diff usion et marketing : M. Jalans Rédacteur en chef : F. Dufour [bouton] O o Rédactrice en chef adjointe : P. Leroy Réd. en chef technique : N. Ahangama Walawage Iconographe : F. Garrouste - Responsable pédagogique : S. Dementhon - Correctrice : F. Chartres - Abonnements : F. Vadivelou Fabrication/routage : M. Letellier, S. 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Pour toute question sur votre abonnement 1. Être vivant que Thomas Pesquet étudiera. A. Crew Dragon [email protected] 2. Nom de sa mission. B. Cupola Pour toute question sur le contenu Wolfgang Lund : [email protected] 3. Nom du vaisseau dans lequel il voyagera. C. Blob Pour écrire au rédacteur en chef François Dufour : [email protected] 4. Salle vitrée de la Station spatiale internationale. D. Megan Nous suivre sur les réseaux sociaux @petitquotidien 5. Prénom de sa coéquipière américaine. E. Alpha www.facebook.com/lepetitquotidien Découvre la version PDF du 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. D. D. B. A. E. C. C. journal de demain dès ce soir, à 20 h, sur lepetitquotidien.fr et sur l’appli Le Petit Quotidien 4 • Le Petit Quotidien • mercredi 21 avril 2021 (gratuite pour les abonnés)..
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