Channel: European Space Agency, ESA

Category: News & Politics

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Description: Watch the replay of our live Q&A media session (In English and Italian) with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Samantha is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA, no earlier than 21 April 2022. She will fly to the Station as a Mission Specialist aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft alongside NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins. Upon arrival at the orbital outpost her ESA mission ‘Minerva’ will officially begin. This is the second space mission for Samantha and will see her support over 35 European and many more international experiments in microgravity. Learn more about Mission Minerva: bit.ly/MissionMinerva ★ Subscribe: bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedIn On Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterest On Flickr: bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out esa.int to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #MissionMinerva #SamanthaCristoforetti