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Proxima was the name given to ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s six-month mission on the International Space Station. He worked on the weightless research laboratory and ran scientific experiments for hundreds of researchers on Earth. Thomas left our planet on 17 November 2016 from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket with NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and commander-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and returned to Earth on 15 May 2017. This image was taken on 20/05/2017 by Thomas Pesquet during the Proxima mission and was published on social media with the following comments in English and French. "The day of return is approaching: I can’t wait to be on Earth again and see my loved ones… but I will certainly miss the view" "Les yeux rivés sur la Terre à quelques jours du retour, je pense particulièrement à ma mère que j’ai hâte de revoir - Bonne fête Maman !!"