Samantha Cristoforetti
@AstroSamantha
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@ESA astronaut, back on Earth! #SoyuzTMA15M, #Crew4, ISS #Exp42/43, #Exp67/68 Also on TikTok! https://t.co/kuUkGq2FpP Not a Twitter Blue subscriber.
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Joined July 2011
Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace). What a better Christmas wish? Earth Music Theater brings together music and space, in this video with images from Exp 42 and Exp67 on @Space_Station.
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Space suits, anyone? What a nice Christmas gift from @ESA__Education! Glad to see the footage I shot on @Space_Station a couple of years ago - come and dive into the world of space suits!
#MerryChristmas to all who celebrate! 🎄 Enjoy a gift from us! 🎁A new video in which @AstroSamantha unwraps a few of the #space suits that keep astronauts safe during launch, reentry and spacewalks 👩🚀 🎥 https://t.co/1r31tJn2HD
#happyholidays #learnwithspace
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Following the decision to launch a competition, ESA prepared the necessary tender within 6 weeks. Five proposals were received and evaluated by @ESA, leading to negotiations with two winning consortia, and today we signed the contracts. All of this took place within 6 months, as
@AschbacherJosef @EU4Space @belspo @EU_Commission @ThomasDermine @defis_eu @CopernicusEU @EsaTelecoms 🚀🛰️ We have signed two contracts with European industry to develop a commercial service capable of transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station in low Earth orbit by 2028. Congratulations to The Exploration Company and @Thales_Alenia_S, who will continue their
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Autre bonne nouvelle spatiale du jour… C’était l’un des objectifs fixés en décembre pour la France de 2030 : le franco-allemand The Exploration Company et le franco-italien Thales Alenia Space vont produire des cargos spatiaux européens !
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Our #LEOCargoReturn team needs more reinforcement! We're also looking for a systems engineer, ideally with some GNC expertese, to come and join us on this mission at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne! #SpaceExploration #ESArecruits
https://t.co/8qQgk5LdOl
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Are you a systems #engineer with some work experience and, ideally, some expertise in GNC? We need you on our crew and we have a mission for you! 🚀 We are looking for a new team member for our small...
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Looking for a mission? Here's one for you! And yes, it's a job too 😉 Come and join our team at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne! #LEOCargoReturn #SpaceExploration #ESArecruits
https://t.co/wiQgfSXIAn
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Are you looking for a mission? Here's one for you! And yes, incidentally, it's a job too 😉 We are looking for a new team member for our small #LEOCargoReturn team, based at the European Astronaut...
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Many dreams have come true for me. Am I allowed to have one more dream? I have one. A big one. #LEOCargoReturn #SpaceExploration @esa @esaspaceflight
https://t.co/Ua0TEFCgAB
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One of the few places on Earth where we can observe the type of rocks that make up the highlands of the Moon - those are the areas that appear light grey. The location also offers amazing views, 24-hour sunlight and - lucky us! - great weather so far. #pangaea
Train me to the Moon and back 👨🏽🚀👩🏽🚀🌚🔁🥰 @Astro_Alex and @AstroSamantha are following the traces of a treasure trove of rare crystals in a Norwegian fjord. 🔎🪨 #SamplingEarth for the #Moon, in the latest edition of @esa's PANGAEA geology training: https://t.co/wCHU6ZuMMx
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#DYK that there is so much we don't yet know about the effects of #SpaceRadiation on the human body? YOU can help! As a #CitizenScientist you can work with @esa to review the scientific data & find the answers we need to make spaceflight safer. Sign up 👉
📢 Want to join @esa's Space Medicine Team in making spaceflight safer? Become a citizen scientist & support our crowdsourcing campaign on radiation protection!🚀🧑🚀 Read more 👉 https://t.co/7dmwLGmo88 📩Get in touch: citizen.science@esa.int @anna_fogtman @GioLorini @Astro_Mona
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What are some common ways to take care of astronauts’ mental health? @ESA @astroSamantha Cristoforetti answered this question when we asked her about mental health in space. #BellLetsTalk
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Sul @Corriere di oggi e qui anche in versione video c'è la mia intervista ad @AstroSamantha
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L’astronauta italiana dell’Esa racconta la missione Minerva e guarda al futuro: «L’Europa dovrebbe avere una maggiore ambizione nel settore spaziale. Una donna premier in Italia? Può avere un effetto...
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#duzählst als #Proband*in in unserer #NASA-SANS-Bettruhe-Studie! 🚀 Ab Mai kannst du uns als terrestrische #Astronaut*in dabei helfen,am @DLR_de Maßnahmen zur Gesunderhaltung von echten 👩🚀 👨🚀 wie z.B. @AstroSamantha oder @astro_matthias zu erforschen 🤓: https://t.co/HIiVrrH8D0
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What would be the most difficult mental aspects of future long missions to Mars? @ESA @astroSamantha Cristoforetti answered this question when we asked her about mental health in space.
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When I visited last time, three years ago, Venice was experiencing the tail end of a devastating flood. Great to see that the city is now protected!
#ImageOfTheDay Severe weather has hit #Italy in the past few days On 22 November, a storm surge caused the highest tide level ever recorded in the northern Adriatic Sea 2 days later, #Sentinel2🇪🇺🛰captured the #MOSE system as it was protecting #Venice from a new high tide
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As well as to Meganne Christian, who represents the UK but is also an Italian citizen and a researcher at CNR in Bologna! https://t.co/nkxuPbprX5
Joining the ESA class of 2022 astronauts is Meganne Christian, from the United Kingdom, as a member of the astronaut reserve. #ESAastro2022 👉 https://t.co/qUXpSJTZQJ
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... and Anthea Comellini!
Joining the ESA class of 2022 astronauts is Anthea Comellini, from Italy, as a member of the astronaut reserve. #ESAastro2022 👉 https://t.co/a5F40vzX8J
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And a special welcome to our new Italian colleagues, Andrea Patassa...
Joining the ESA class of 2022 astronauts is Andrea Patassa, from Italy, as a member of the astronaut reserve. #ESAastro2022 👉 https://t.co/85hvWNdYiD
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So well deserved! Welcome to the team!
Heureuse d'avoir répondu aux questions des médias dans le cadre de ma nomination au sein de la nouvelle promotion des astronautes de l'@esa. L'occasion d'évoquer la réalisation d'un rêve et le début d'une aventure européenne et internationale. #SpaceTeamEurope
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Congratulations and welcome to the team! Proud of you all!
We are honoured to introduce you to the new generation of ESA astronauts 👨🚀👩🚀 #ESAastro2022 In this new class of 2022 astronauts are five career astronauts, 11 members of the astronaut reserve and one astronaut with a disability. 👉 https://t.co/ATzVSSXirj
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