Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

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First European female commander of International Space Station

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will be the commander of Crew-5 when it departs in October of this year.

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She would thereafter assume the role for the first time as a woman from Europe

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Samantha, 45, said when her name was revealed, “My promotion to the rank of Commander humbles me.

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With my background, I can effectively manage a highly skilled team both in orbit and in space. I’m interested to learn.”

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Samantha has been in charge of the US sector at the ISS ever since she arrived there in April of this year

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Samantha of Italy will lead the ISS and become the fifth European Commander

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Samantha enjoys a good deal of popularity on social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, and Tiktok

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