Samantha Cristoforetti

5 Record-Breaking Rocket Women Of 2015

5 January, 2017 / Astronauts, Inspirational women

With 2015 almost over, it’s time to look back at the inspiring women that took a leap and broke records this year worldwide. 1. Samantha Cristoforetti World Record Breaker For Longest Serving Female Astronaut In Space & First Italian Woman In Space When European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti landed in her Soyuz descent …

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ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Returns To Earth, Becoming Longest Serving Female Astronaut In Space

3 November, 2015 / Astronauts, Inspirational women

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti landed today in her Soyuz descent module on a desert steppe in Kazakhstan having broken the world record for the longest serving female astronaut in space, spending 200 days on the ISS. The record was previously held at 195 days by NASA astronaut Suni Williams. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut became the first Italian woman …

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