Volare is the name of the first long-duration mission of Italy's ASI space agency, with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano of Italian nationality. Luca was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on a Soyuz rocket with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg. He served as flight engineer on the Station for Expeditions 36 and 37 and was the first of ESA’s new generation of astronauts to fly into space.
Volare was ESA’s fifth long-duration Space Station mission. Luca took part in around 20 ESA experiments covering many scientific areas, from human physiology and biology to fluid physics and materials science.
Launch: 29 May 2013 02:31 local time (28 May 20:31 GMT, 22:31 CEST)
Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA-09M Olympus
Expedition: 36/37
Docking: 6 hours after launch at 02:17 GMT (04:17 CEST)
Landing: 11 November 2013 02:49 GMT (03:49 CET)
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years of training
2
spacewalks
3
supply spacecraft
166
days in space
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Luca Parmitano's view of our planet
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Luca tests his NASA spacesuit
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Meet astronaut Luca Parmitano
Did you follow ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s updates and images during his Volare space mission on social media? Now there’s a chance to hear about his time on the International Space Station directly from Luca.
Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut
Luca encouraged students to focus on fitness and healthy eating throughout the 2013 Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut international challenge. Some 15 000 primary school children from all over the world embarked on a fitness competition inspired by astronaut training.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano lands safely back on Earth
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, Russian commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg returned to Earth today, landing in the Kazakhstan steppe.
Time to come home, Luca
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has run over 30 experiments on the International Space Station, helped to dock three spaceships, kept his cool during two spacewalks and entertained us with his blogs and pictures of Earth from above – and now it is time for him to come home.
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Volare space robotics finalists
Volare space robotics finalists
Luca with temperature sensor
Luca with temperature sensor
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Luca Parmitano IN RESEARCHER’S NIGHT 2015 AT Hellenic World Foundation, ATHENS
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