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Samantha Cristoforetti is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut.
| Personal Information | data |
|---|---|
| REAL NAME | Samantha Cristoforetti |
| Birth Date | 26 April 1977 |
| Birth Place | Milan, Italy |
| Age | 44 years |
| Profession | Astronaut |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Also Working As | Pilot |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | data |
|---|---|
| Father | Sergio Cristoforetti |
| Mother | Antonella Cristoforetti |
| Brother | Jonathan Cristoforetti |
| Debut/Fame | data |
|---|---|
| Debut | ESA Group (2009) |
| Fame | Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42/43) (Mission 2014) |
| Marriages/children | data |
|---|---|
| Husband | - |
| Daughter | Dorian Lev Ferra Cristoforetti |
| Affairs/Children | data |
|---|---|
| Affair | Lionel Ferra |
| Daughter | Kelsi Amel Ferra Cristoforetti |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
|---|---|
| College/University | Technical University of Munich, École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace, Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology in Moscow |
| Qualification | Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Graduated in Aeronautics Sciences |
| Social Links | data |
|---|---|
| www.facebook.com/ESASamanthaCristoforetti | |
| twitter.com/astrosamantha | |
| Official Site | samanthacristoforetti.esa.int |
Samantha Cristoforetti holds the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a European astronaut (199 days, 16 hours), as well as the record for the longest single space flight by a woman (until Peggy Whitson and Christina Koch beat it in June 2017). She is also the first Italian woman to travel to the moon.
In April 2022, Cristoforetti will fly to the International Space Station for the second time. She will be a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program‘s fourth mission, SpaceX Crew-4, on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.