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‘Photobombed in space’: French astronaut tweets selfie from spacewalk

The picture, which has garnered over 2,000 likes after being shared online, features Pesquet posing for a selfie when his friend in a spacesuit is seen hanging upside down in the background.

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Thomas Pesquet, spacewalk, Thomas Pesquet photobomb selfie viral picture, French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA, European space agency, Trending news, Indian Express newsIn several other posts, Pesquet has also shared videos and clipping of doing various activities in space such as dancing after a spacewalk or making pancakes.

Days after Thomas Pesquet mesmerised netizens with a 100-image collage of the Suez Canal that he captured from space, the French astronaut has once again got netizens talking after he posted a photobombed selfie during a spacewalk.

The picture, which has garnered over 2,000 likes after being shared online, features Pesquet posing for a selfie when his friend is seen hanging upside down in the background. “When your friend in a spacesuit photobombs your #selfie by hanging upside down in the background,” wrote Pesquet while sharing the picture on his social media account.

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In several other posts, Pesquet also shared videos and clipping of doing various activities in space such as dancing after a spacewalk or making pancakes.

“Spacewalk dance! Happy to have finished #spacewalk season for the moment with success. Deserves a little dance. Smiling face with smiling eyes We were not really dancing though, but purging our bodies of nitrogen!” wrote Pesquet.

“Space cooking! My crewmates were very disappointed that my cooking skills are close to zero… shame on a Frenchman! Here’s my best culinary creation so far: Pancakes with Strawberry and Chocolate bar (please disregard that the crêpe is actually a tortilla, who are you to judge),” he wrote in another tweet while sharing a video of the pancakes.

Here is how netizens reacted to the viral tweet:

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