Samantha Cristoforetti

Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti
Born	April 26, 1977 (age 47); Milan, Italy
Status	Active
Nationality	Italian
	Space career
ASI/ESA Astronaut
Current occupation	Astronaut
Rank	Captain, Italian Air Force
Time in space	199d 16h 42m
Selection	2009 ESA Group
Missions	Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42/43)
Mission insignia

Samantha Cristoforetti (born April 26, 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot an engineer. She is the first Italian woman in space^[1] and until 2017, held the record for the woman with most time spent in space with 199 days and 16 hours. This record is now held by Christina Koch.^[2]^[3] Cristoforetti is also the first person in prepare an espresso in space.^[4]

Biography

Cristoforetti was born in Milan in 1977. She spent her childhood in Malè, Val di Sole, Trentino, Italy.^[5] When she was 18, she took a US foreign exchange program^[6] and attended Space Camp.

On July 3, 2012, the European Space Agency assigned to Cristoforetti a long-duration mission to the ISS in 2014.^[7]

References

↑ "The first Italian woman in Space in November 2014". Italian Space Agency. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Meet Samantha Cristoforetti - record-breaking astronaut". Channel 4. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ "Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut". Retrieved 2021-01-02.
↑ "To boldly brew: Italian astronaut makes first espresso in space". The Guardian. 2015-05-04.
↑ "Expedition 42/43 Crew Interview Samantha Cristoforetti - Flight Engineer" (PDF). NASA. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ "The next Hadfield? Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shares space mission with fans back on Earth". National Post. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
↑ ""ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti set for Space Station in 2014". ESA website. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

Other websites

[1] "The first Italian woman in Space in November 2014". Italian Space Agency. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-11.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Meet Samantha Cristoforetti - record-breaking astronaut". Channel 4. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[3] "Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut". Retrieved 2021-01-02.

[4] "To boldly brew: Italian astronaut makes first espresso in space". The Guardian. 2015-05-04.

[5] "Expedition 42/43 Crew Interview Samantha Cristoforetti - Flight Engineer" (PDF). NASA. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[6] "The next Hadfield? Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti shares space mission with fans back on Earth". National Post. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[7] ""ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti set for Space Station in 2014". ESA website. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

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