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Timelapse video made during ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti’s second mission to the International Space Station, “Minerva”. Samantha shared this video on social media with the caption: “One last time, fly along with me! Farewell and, as always, thanks for all the fish!”
You can follow along with the rest of Samantha’s Mission Minerva here at our dedicated Minerva portal, or at Samantha’s personal Twitter and TikTok pages.