Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti born 26 April 1977 in Milan, is an Italian European Space Agency astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot and engineer. She holds the records for longest single space flight by a woman (199 days 16 hours) and for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight of a European astronaut. She is also the first Italian woman in space. Samantha Cristoforetti is also known as the first person who brewed an espresso coffee in space.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 Soyuz TMA-15M / ISS-42 / ISS-43 Flight Engineer 23.11.2014 - 11.06.2015 199d 16h 42m
Total 199d 16h 42m
