Futura Archive
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti's first mission to the International Space Station
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti spent almost 200 days on the International Space Station from 24 November 2014 as part of Expeditions 42 and 43 in a mission provided by Italy’s ASI space agency.
Samantha flew in Soyuz TMA-15M together with Roscosmos astronaut Anton Shkaplerov, and NASA astronaut Terry Virts.
Launch: 23 November 21:01 GMT (22:01 CET; 24 November 03:59 local time)
Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA-15M
Expeditions: 42 and 43
Docking: Six hours after launch at 02:49 GMT (03:49 CET)
Crewmates: Roscosmos astronaut Anton Shkaplerov and NASA astronaut Terry Virts
Touchdown: 11 June 2015 at 13:44 GMT (14:44 CEST)
Landing site: Kazakhstan
- longest ESA astronaut mission
- 42 seconds: time required for cells to adapt to space
