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New ESA astronauts announced

Paris, France - Among them two are Italians, including a woman

Six new ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts have been announced today during a press-conference coordinated by Jean-Jacques Dordain, Agency's Director General, and Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of Human Spaceflight. The six chosen ones are Italians Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Salvo Parmitano, German Alexander Gerst, Danish Andreas Mogensen, English Timothy Peake and French Thomas Pesquet. They...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104774
Rome, Italy, 05/20/2009 12:09
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