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Luca Parmitano will be the first Italian to perform a spacewalk (VIDEO)

Turin, Italy - "It is really a beautiful emotion", President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) Enrico Saggese commented

NASA, the American space agency, officially communicated that Luca Parmitano, the Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), who will be involved in the Expedition 36 mission (nicknamed "Volare", Italian for "Flying"), will not just operate inside the International Space Station (ISS), but will also perform two Extra Vehcile Activity (EVA): it is the first time ever for an Italian astronaut....

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Rome, Italy, 02/22/2013 16:31
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