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To the Stars and Back: Why We Love Samantha Cristoforetti

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/08/2019 - 00:00

[Waving from the ISS. Photo: ESA.] We couldn’t think of a better subject to write about for International Women’s Day than the extraordinary Samantha…

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Samantha Christoforetti: A Woman On A Mission!

by Magda Lauer | Mon, 07/20/2015 - 11:16

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the International Space Station 3 February 2015 during her Futura mission - Copyright ESA/NASA - www.esa.int Samantha…

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Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Joins UNICEF's Imagine Sing-Along from Space

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/01/2015 - 02:00

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, currently on the International Space Station on a five-month mission, has joined a global sing-along of John Lennon's…

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Samantha Cristoforetti, First Italian Woman to Fly into Space, Arrives at ISS

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 11/24/2014 - 07:00

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti arrived safely at the International Space Station last night, thus becoming the first Italian woman to fly into space. “…

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Spectacular Italy: Images from Space

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/18/2014 - 04:45

On Sunday, November 23, Samantha Cristoforetti will become the first Italian woman to fly into space. Selected as a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut in…