(ANSA) - Rome, March 8 - European Space Agency (ESA)
astronaut Luca Parmitano will become the first Italian to walk
in space, the Italian Space Agency announced on Friday.
It noted that he would perform at least two space-walks.
Parmitano, a captain in the Italian air force, will
co-pilot a Soyuz TMA spacecraft and work on the International
Space Station (ISS) from May to November 2013.
The official announcement was made at the Frascati ESRIN
centre south of Rome by ISA chief Enrico Saggese, along with the
astronaut himself in a video connection from Houston.
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