{"id":508,"date":"2020-11-25T09:45:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/?p=508"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:37:29","slug":"esa-astronaut-samantha-cristoforetti-national-space-centre-live-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/2020\/11\/25\/esa-astronaut-samantha-cristoforetti-national-space-centre-live-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti: National Space Centre Live Q&A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Join the National Space Centre on Friday 27th November at 19:00 for a special #SciFRI, as ESA Astronaut\u00a0Samantha\u00a0Cristoforetti<\/strong> takes part in a live Q&A session.<\/em><\/strong>

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What’s it like to live on the International Space Station?\u00a0How do you become an astronaut<\/a>? What’s your favourite thing about space?\u00a0You can ask an astronaut your space questions this Friday\u00a0at 19:00\u00a0as\u00a0the National Space Centre\u00a0is joined\u00a0for a very special\u00a0Live Space Q&A\u00a0by Italian ESA\u00a0astronaut\u00a0Samantha <\/a>Cristoforetti<\/a>.\u00a0

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In 2009, after nearly a year of tests, 6 new European\u00a0Space\u00a0Agency (ESA)\u00a0astronauts were\u00a0selected\u00a0from\u00a0an\u00a0initial 8,413 applicants.\u00a0One of the\u00a0astronauts selected, alongside\u00a0Brit\u00a0Tim Peake,\u00a0was Italian fighter pilot Samantha Cristoforetti.\u00a0In March 2012 she was assigned to fly as flight engineer on the Soyuz TMA-15M, as part of the crew of Expedition 42\/43 on the International Space Station.\u00a0\u00a0

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On\u00a023 November 2014 Samantha launched from Kazakhstan,\u00a0returning\u00a0to Earth on 11 June 2015 after spending 200 days in space.\u00a0The mission, which was given the name\u00a0Futura<\/a>, was the second long-duration flight opportunity for the Italian Space Agency, the eighth for an ESA astronaut.

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Cristororetti\u00a0was the first Italian woman in space and on board the ISS and she also holds the record for longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a female European astronaut.\u00a0During her time on board the ISS, Samantha became an\u00a0internet sensation<\/a>, tweeting pictures of earth, becoming the first person to\u00a0drink an espresso in space<\/a>\u00a0and even giving cookery lessons while in microgravity.\u00a0

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Born in Milan, Italy, in 1977, she studied at the\u00a0Technische\u00a0Universit\u00e4t Munich, Germany, the Ecole\u00a0Nationale\u00a0Sup\u00e9rieure de\u00a0l\u2019A\u00e9ronautique\u00a0et de\u00a0l\u2019Espace\u00a0in Toulouse, France, and the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technologies in Moscow, Russia. She holds a master\u2019s degree in engineering, as well as a master\u2019s degree in aeronautical sciences from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Lt. Cristoforetti is a fighter pilot with the Italian Air Force. In her leisure time, she enjoys mountaineering, scuba diving and caving.\u00a0

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Facebook Live<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you have an opportunity to ask your questions and join the National Space Centre ONLINE for a special Q&A.\u00a0

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How do I ask a question?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask your questions in advance on\u00a0our\u00a0Facebook event page<\/a>\u00a0(we will be selecting in advance, but cannot guarantee we will be able to answer all the questions).

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How to watch the LIVE session?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us at 19:00 on\u00a0our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0on 27 November 2020. The session will go live at this time, or just after.\u00a0

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Can I watch the session at a later date?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the session will remain on our Facebook page after the event for you to watch at any time.\u00a0

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Who is this session suitable for?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anybody and everybody with an interest in the past, present and future of space exploration. The National Space Centre is an educational charity and last year we hosted over 80,000 school visits, so everything we do is created to inspire and educate.\u00a0

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Is there a cost to watch the session?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, please do not follow third party links that ask for information or money to participate. This is a FREE session.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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