AstroSam: Italian astronaut takes TikTok to space
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is preparing to take the social media platform Tiktok to space, inviting people to follow her "to boldly go where no TikToker has gone before!" Cristoforetti, popularly known in Italy as AstroSam, will join three other crew members on the Minerva mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with take-of...
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Cristoforetti says may make space-walk
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti said Monday she may make a space-walk with a Russian colleague on her next mission to the International Space Station. "I have trained for a space walk, with the Russian suit", she said answering a question on her upcoming mission to the ISS. "There may be a chance of a space walk with a Russian colleague. I...
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The Italian flag returns to space
The President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, received this past Friday, January 7, 2022, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti at the Quirinale building, with the Director General of the European Space Agency, Josef Aschbacher, the President of the Italian Space Agency, Giorgio Saccoccia, and the Head of Cabinet of ESA Director-General...
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Ambassador Mariangela Zappia speaks at a webinar on "US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation", on the occasion of Italy's First National Space Day
On the occasion of the Italy's First National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy organized a virtual event on "US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation" to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of space. "Today, space is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, and innovation is the key to maintaining and strengthen...
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