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Cristoforetti is in command of the ISS
The Italian astronaut will hold the reins of the International Space Station for a month
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, 45, became commander of the International Space Station (ISS). Today at 3:35pm Italian time, the handover to the Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev took place, who left the orbiting station to return to planet Earth.The Milanese astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) is the first Italian and European woman to take the reins of the ISS. The handover ceremony...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency