From space, Thomas Baskett embarks on a photo tour of France, starting in Carcassonne

This is the first time in a series that has started from space this weekend. Astronaut Thomas Baskett, who is returning to Earth, uses his extra time in space to publish a photo of a French city or French-speaking country under the hashtag #UnJourUneVille. NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the rocket that was supposed to send four new astronauts to the International Station due to unfavorable weather from Wednesday, October 31 to Wednesday, November 3 – so Thomas Basket must be replaced.

First photo in the series: Carcassonne. His comment: “We start with Carcassonne: perhaps the board game is more popular than in the city, outside of France … yes, I can imagine putting the cards down. In the city, on the roads and in the fields (Policy Editor’s note on the strategic game “Carcassonne”). I think there is a good place to place a mibe (a small wooden figure) on the top right and collect as many dots as possible at the end! “

To the French-speaking public, the French astronaut promises to post a photo every morning until he returns, assessing the Carcassonne and its medieval defenses. “At that time we were building”.

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