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Samantha Cristoforetti

Italy

Samantha Cristoforetti is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut and former Italian Air Force pilot who became the first Italian woman to fly in space, launching to the International Space Station in 2014 for a mission that set a record at the time for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. She returned to the station on a second long-duration mission in 2022, during which she became the first European woman to command the space station, leading Expedition 68.

Facts
Birth Date
1977-04-26 3
Birth Year
1977 3
Nationality
Italian 3
Notable Mission
Expedition 68 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
2009 2
Connections

Associated With

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Samantha Cristoforetti

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Samantha Cristoforetti
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Nationality

France

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Source Wikidata: Samantha Cristoforetti
Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Samantha Cristoforetti
Sources
1. Samantha Cristoforetti (Wikipedia)
She took command of ISS Expedition 68 on 28 September 2022View the Source
2. Samantha Cristoforetti (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Samantha Cristoforetti lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Samantha Cristoforetti
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1977-04-26
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born 26 April 1977
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    Italy
  • Lead, sentence 4
    took command of ISS Expedition 68
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Samantha Cristoforetti (Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti]; born 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer.
  • Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Samantha Cristoforetti (Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti]; born 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer.
  • In Group: Italian Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Samantha Cristoforetti (Italian pronunciation: [saˈmanta kristofoˈretti]; born 26 April 1977) is an Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer.
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Wikidata: Samantha Cristoforetti
Wikidata Q379039, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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