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Futura getting nearer

22/10/2014 2158 views
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will spend almost six months on the International Space Station from 23 November 2014 as part of Expeditions 42 and 43 in her Futura mission provided by Italy’s ASI space agency.

These images show her at Star City, Russia's centre for astronaut training and human spaceflight.

Samantha will be the seventh ESA astronaut on a long-duration mission in space and the fifth astronaut of Italian nationality to live on the Station.

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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule

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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule
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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit

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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit
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    Samantha meets the press at Star City

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    Samantha meets the press at Star City
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    Samantha during simulation in the Soyuz

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    Samantha during simulation in the Soyuz
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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule

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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule
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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit

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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit
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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit

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    Samantha wearing her Sokol spacesuit
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    Samantha and Anton before training

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    Samantha and Anton before training
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    Samantha and Anton before training

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    Samantha and Anton before training
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    Samantha and Anton before training

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    Samantha and Anton before training
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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule

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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule
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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule

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    Samantha during training in the full-scale mockup of the Soyuz capsule
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    Samantha and Anton at Star City

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    Samantha and Anton at Star City
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    Samantha and Anton at Star City

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    Samantha and Anton at Star City
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    Samantha during a centrifuge training session

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    Samantha during a centrifuge training session
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    Samantha and Anton at Star City

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    Samantha and Anton at Star City
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    Samantha at Star City

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    Samantha at Star City