ROME (ITALPRESS) – Samantha Cristoforetti will be the commander of the International Space Station for the 68th Expedition. This was announced by ESA, the European Space Agency, after the agreement reached by international partners. The mission is scheduled for 2022, and Cristoforetti will go into orbit with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. She will be the first European woman to command a Space Station expedition. “Returning to the International Space Station to represent Europe is in itself an honor – says Cristoforetti -. I am honored for my appointment as commander, and I can’t wait to draw on the experience I have acquired in space and on Earth. to lead a very competent team into orbit. ” “Samantha’s appointment to the role of commander of the International Space Station is an inspiration to an entire generation that is currently seeking to join the ESA astronaut corps. I look forward to meeting the final candidates and I take an opportunity to once again encourage women to apply “, comments ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. (ITALPRESS). sat / red 28-May-21 16:38
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