Samantha Cristoforetti (finally) returns to the International Space Station

Second time on the International Space Station for Samantha Cristoforetti. The Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency returns aboard the ISS using the Crew Dragon Freedomthe Space X shuttle of Elon Musk and no longer the Russian Soyuz module.

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In addition to the 44-year-old Italian, there are 3 other NASA astronauts: Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins. Everyone has been waiting for days given the continuous postponements of the launch due to the lack of suitable conditions for departure.

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The live broadcast will be broadcast live on Esa Web Tv and on the NASA channel as well as on the social networks of both space agencies. The new launch is set for April 27 at 9.52 am Italian time.

The Minerva mission will last about 5 months, until September. In addition to the social networks that have already been protagonists for years because they bring photos and stories of the missions, this time also TikTok arrives. «Follow me to get there where no one Tiktoker it has never arrived before. ” TikTok is the most popular social network among young people and the astronaut, like space agencies, wants to reach a wider audience.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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