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Added on the 28/09/2022 18:09:18 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut arrives at the International Space Station on a voyage chartered by Axiom Space. The team is welcomed with hugs by the seven crew members already aboard the ISS. IMAGES
"All the ground teams really across the world made it easy on us to live and work onboard the ISS," astronaut Thomas Pesquet says during a change of command ceremony aboard the International Space Station. SOUNDBITE
Air Force General Lori Robinson becomes the first female head of a combatant command at a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Commander Terry Virts of NASA hands over command of the International Space Station to cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, together with the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several representatives of the European institutions, pose for a photo to mark the 30th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA). The ceremony took place on the second day of a European summit devoted largely to EU support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. IMAGES