ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen’s latest update on training for his mission to the International Space Station in 2015. Andreas is joined by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as they observe activities in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), a giant swimming pool at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The NBL contains submerged full-sized mockups of ISS modules and is used to train for spacewalks on the real thing.
Tag: Luca Parmitano (Astronaut)
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Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA astronaut training in Houston
Samantha Cristoforetti from Italy joined ESA’s Astronaut Corps in 2009. An experienced fighter pilot and Captain in the Italian Air Force, she’s been proposed by the Italian Space Agency ASI to fly to the International Space Station later this year. After extensive international training she’ll be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, becoming the eighth ESA astronaut to participate in a long-duration mission onboard the ISS.
Connect with Samantha on social media at http://samanthacristoforetti.esa.int
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Earth from Space: Special edition
Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins the show to share his view of Earth from space while on the International Space Station.
More Earth from Space videos:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL221A6233C4B4DD9E
More videos from Luca’s Volare Mission:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbyvawxScNbsm55jUs-r5JdC1vYI9qD8A -
Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit
Luca Parmitano explains his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit and how he does an Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) / spacewalk.
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Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy explain what happened during EVA 23
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy were hard at work outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time, when water started to leak into Luca Parmitano’s space suit helmet, immediately resulting in the duo heading back to the Quest Airlock to terminate the EVA. Luca and Chris explain the events that happened during EVA # 23.
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Alan Parsons’ “Eye in the Sky” message to Luca
On Tuesday, 23 July, the Alan Parsons Live Project played at the Foro Italico in Rome. Alan dedicated his classic song Eye in the Sky to ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and recorded a video message that was sent to International Space Station. Eye in the Sky is one of Luca’s favourite songs, and on viewing this message, Luca said, “Fantastico!”
Luca Parmitano is the sixth Italian astronaut in space, but he was the first to really go ‘into space’ and leave the the protective shell of his spacecraft, when he made two spacewalks a few weeks ago during his Volare mission.
Video copyright: ESA/Alan Parsons Music
Sirius/Eye in the Sky written by: A. Parsons/E. Woolfson
Music excerpts, courtesy Alan Parsons Music
Video produced by ESA/M. Civita