Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti is a government astronaut from Italy, affiliated with ESA.
During their career, Samantha Cristoforetti flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 370 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes, 54 seconds in space.
Samantha Cristoforetti (born 26 April 1977 in Milan) is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight of a European astronaut (199 days, 16 hours), and until June 2017 held the record for the longest single space flight by a woman until this was broken by Peggy Whitson. She is also the first Italian woman in space. Samantha Cristoforetti is also known as the first person who brewed an espresso in space.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/26/1977 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| First Flight | 11/23/2014 |
| Last Flight | 04/27/2022 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 370 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes, 54 seconds |
| EVA Time | 7 hours, 5 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Samantha Cristoforetti
Explore the 2 spaceflights Samantha Cristoforetti participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Samantha Cristoforetti
Discover the 1 spacewalk Samantha Cristoforetti performed during their career, logging a total of 7 hours, 5 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 07/21/2022 14:50 UTC and ended at 07/21/2022 21:55 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 5 minutes.