College of Lake County dean, Italian astronaut collaborate on space station art
Every day since November 2000, six men and women have been living and working aboard the International Space Station. The astronauts' 12-hour days are spent studying and conducting scientific research. On a recent voyage, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli carved out personal time to make 150 photographs of the space station. Nespoli worked off detail...
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2017 in review: Italy from space
A few days before Christmas, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli was welcomed back to Earth after a long tour on the International Space Station. During his four-and-a-half months he posted some of the most amazing photos and images of Italy from space… And he became the first astronaut in space to make pizza aboard the International Space Station. Wit...
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Watch Homesick Italian Astronauts Make Pizza in Space
If you had to spend more than a year in space, what’s the one thing you’d miss the most? Of course, it would have to be fresh, hot pizza — especially if you're from Italy. Luckily, an ingenious Italian astronaut on the International Space Station, Paolo Nespoli, found the perfect way to soothe his craving for a taste of home. Nespoli told his boss...
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Acceso dallo spazio l'albero di Natale più grande del mondo
Paolo Nespoli ha acceso dallo spazio l'albero di Natale più grande del mondo, dedicato quest'anno ad Agenzia Spaziale Europea (Esa) e Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Asi) per il loro impegno nella scienza e nella tecnologia. Dalla Stazione Spaziale, dove si trova dalla fine del luglio 2017, AstroPaolo ha inviato il segnale che ha acceso le centinaia di...
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