Samantha Cristoforetti (born 1977),Italian European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut. Cristoforetti graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 2001 and joined the Italian Air Force Academy,where she successfully trained to become a fighter pilot. She was selected to join ESA in 2009 and,on successfully completing astronaut basic training in November 2010,became the first Italian female astronaut. Cristoforetti is scheduled for a long-duration mission to the International Space Station in 2014 | |
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