Samantha Cristoforetti: ISS Commander

I got a memo today from the European Space Agency (ESA) about a fantastic development: astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is expected to serve as International Space Station commander for Expedition 68a.

Why is this so cool? Samantha will be Europe’s first female in command of an ISS expedition!

ESA said:

"As a member of Crew-4, Samantha will be launched with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines to the Station from Florida, USA, on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2022. This will be Samantha’s second space mission and the experience she brings will stand her in good stead as Europe’s first female in command of a Station expedition."

Find more info, including ways to contact Samantha, HERE.

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