Luca Parmitano
Italian astronaut, pilot and engineer (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force.[2] He is the first Italian (and the third European) to command the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 61.
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Luca Parmitano OMRI | |
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Born | (1976-09-27) 27 September 1976 (age 47) |
Status | Active |
Occupation(s) | Pilot, Italian Air Force |
Space career | |
ASI/ESA astronaut | |
Previous occupation | Test Pilot |
Rank | Colonel |
Time in space | 366 days 23 hours 01 minute |
Selection | 2009 ESA Group |
Total EVAs | 6[1] |
Total EVA time | 33 hours, 09 minutes[1] |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-09M (Expedition 36/37), Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 60/61) |
Mission insignia | |
Website | lucaparmitano |
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