ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the new International Space Station commander

Опубликовано: 13 Апрель 2026
на канале: European Space Agency, ESA
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Our astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has become the new commander of the @iss, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member @olegmks.

Samantha is the fifth European commander of the Space Station, following in the footsteps of our previous astronauts Frank De Winne, Alexander Gerst, Luca Parmitano and Thomas Pesquet. She‘s also the first European female to occupy the position.

You can follow along with the rest of Samantha’s Mission Minerva here:
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Samantha’s personal Twitter:   / astrosamantha  
Samantha’s personal TikTok:   / astrosamantha  

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