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ESA: third spaceflight for astronaut Paolo Nespoli

Rome, Italy - He will depart with the Expedition 52/53; it will be his third mission into the space after "Esperia" in 2007 and "MagISStra" in 2010

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading for space a third time, as part of Expeditions 52 and 53 to the International Space Station. He will be launched on a Soyuz vehicle in May 2017 on a five-month mission. The new mission is part of a barter agreement between NASA and Italy’s ASI space agency involving ESA astronauts. It will be ASI’s third long-duration flight, following Luca Parmitano’s "Vola...

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Rome, Italy, 07/30/2015 14:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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