Thursday, October 06, 2022

Highlights of Samantha Cristoforetti's Minerva Mission | European Space Agency

Highlights of Samantha Cristoforetti's Minerva Mission | European Space Agency

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy will soon complete her second mission to the International Space Station, Minerva. She was launched from Kennedy Space Center in late April 2022, and since then has supported many European and international science experiments, as well as taken responsibility for all operations within the US Orbital Segment. Samantha Cristoforetti became the new commander of the International Space Station on September 28, 2022. In July 2022, she performed her first spacewalk, during which she carried out work in the Russian segment to bring the European Robotic Arm into operation.

This report provides a summary of Samantha's Minerva Mission, which will end shortly with her return to Earth.

Learn about Samantha's Minerva Mission: https://bit.ly/MissionMinerva

Samantha Cristoforetti's Biography (ESA)

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Samantha_Cristoforetti


Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 5 minutes, 19 seconds

Release Date: October 6, 2022


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