VITA Mission wrap up

Date: Fri, Dec 01, 2017 | 07:30 - 07:45 GMT | 08:30 - 08:45 CET

Replay: Fri, Dec 01, 2017 | 16:00 - 16:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CET

Type: ESA TV Exchange

Format: 16:9

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli from Italy will shortly be returning to Earth after a long-duration stay onboard the ISS.

Known as Vita – which means ‘life’ in Italian – the mission was commissioned as part of a barter agreement between NASA and the Italian Space Agency ASI.

It’s the third time that Paolo has visited the station, where he’s been conducting an intensive series of experiments as well as performing maintenance and support tasks.

Paolo is supposed to land next 14 December in Kazakhstan.

More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/VITA_mission_Paolo_Nespoli

Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2017/12/Vita_Mission_wrap-up

Script:
Vita_Mission_Wrapup_FINAL.doc

Satellite Parameters: Eutelsat 9A at 9 degrees E, transponder 59, downlink frequency 11900.1 horizontally polarised, symbol rate 27,500 FEC 2/3.