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The third European female astronaut is Italian

Rome, Italy - Samantha Cristoforetti, 32-years-old, comes from the Air Force

Among the six new astroanuts selected today by ESA (European Space Agency) for the future ISS (International Space Station) missions there is also a woman, the third in Europe after English Helen Sharman and French Claudie Andre-Deshays. Samantha Cristoforetti belongs to the Italian Air Force. The new astronauts were presented today during a press-conference coordinated by Jean-Jacques Dordain,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1104779
Rome, Italy, 05/20/2009 16:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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