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Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009.
Luca Parmitano. Luca graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Statale 'Galileo Galilei' in Catania, Italy, in 1995. In 1999, he completed a bachelor’s degree in political sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, with a thesis on international law.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is no stranger to the International Space Station. During his first mission, Volare, in 2013 he spent 166 days in orbit. He will return to the Space Station on 20 July 2019 for his second mission – Beyond.
Jul 21, 2019 · ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has arrived at the International Space Station following a six-hour journey alongside crewmates NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov in the Russian Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft.
Nov 6, 2023 · An exclusive interview with the ESA's accomplished astronaut Luca Parmitano, the first Italian to command the International Space Station.
Feb 6, 2020 · ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is back on Earth after touching down in the Russian Soyuz MS-13 crew module at 09:12 GMT (10:12 CET) Thursday 6 February. Luca’s return to Earth marks the end of his second International Space Station mission known as ‘Beyond’.
Jan 25, 2014 · Learn about Luca Parmitano, the first Italian and third European commander of the International Space Station. Find out his biography, missions, experiments, spacewalks and blog posts.
