He spent 166 days, 6 hours and 17 minutes in space

He was born in Paternò (CT) on September 27th, 1976. He’s a test pilot for the Air Force and has a degree in Political Sciences from the Accademia Aeronautica. He was selected by the European Space Agency in 2009 and, in 2012, he was assigned to the ASI Volare mission, which launched towards the International Space Station on May 2013, 28th. During his mission, he was the first Italian in history to carry out extra-vehicular activities. On July 20th, 2019, he started a new, long-term European Space Agency mission, Beyond, whose destination was again the ISS.

 

 

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WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2022

ARTEMIS 1 LIFTOFF! ‣

A leading role for our country, with the Italian space sector guided by the Italian Space Agency MORE...

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022

Astrosamantha has returned to Earth ‣

The astronaut concludes the Minerva mission after almost six months aboard the space outpost. Watch the video on ASITV MORE...

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022

Samantha Cristoforetti in charge of the ISS ‣

Samantha has become the first European woman to take the lead of the space outpost. The video is available on ASITV MORE...

WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI WILL BE THE COMMANDER OF THE ISS ‣

AstroSamantha will become the first European astronaut in command of the International Space Station MORE...

THURSDAY 21 JULY 2022

ASTROSAMANTHA, THE FIRST EUROPEAN SPACEWALKER ‣

First extravehicular activity for Samantha Cristoforetti MORE...