Volare

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli took this image of Italy from the window of the Copula. He posted it to social media with a simple but iconic caption: 'Volare oh oh... Nel blu dipinto di blu!' The reference is to the widely popular song by Domenico Modugno (Volare means 'to fly') that has been translated into many languages.

Today marks Paolo's 300th cumulative day is space. He will complete his Vita mission and return to Earth on 14 December. Until then, he'll take many more images of Earth while flying overhead.

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Connect with Paolo during his five-month Vita mission via http://paolonespoli.esa.int