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ELITEActiveESA
ELITEActiveESAESA·🇮🇹 Italy·Born 1976
Luca Parmitano
Italian Air Force test pilot.
332d
Days in Space
2
Missions
4
EVAs
25h
EVA Time
Space is hard, but worth it.
What they aspire to
He hopes humanity will continue exploring beyond low Earth orbit, returning to the Moon and onward to Mars.
Biography
Italian Air Force test pilot. Survived a life-threatening water leak in his spacesuit during EVA. Third ESA astronaut to command the ISS.
Before NASAItalian Air Force colonel and experimental test pilot who flew the AMX fighter and qualified at the EPNER French test pilot school.
Notable Missions
Expedition 36/37Expedition 60/61 (Commander)
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
scuba divingsnowboardingskydivingweight training
Causes They Champion
Spacewalk safety reformDeep-sea analog research
Languages
ItalianEnglishRussian
Awards & Honors
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
Fun fact
During EVA-23 in 2013, water leaking into his helmet nearly drowned him in space, leading to a NASA mishap investigation that completely overhauled spacesuit safety procedures.
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