Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano said
Friday that he does not feel proud after it was announced he
will be the first Italian, and second European, to command the
International Space Station (ISS).
"It was a great, unexpected emotion," Parmitano told ANSA.
"I don't feel pride about this role that I have been assigned
because my greatest desire is to give all of myself to my crew
and make my contribution to the Space Station programme and
human exploration".
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) announced Thursday that
Parmitano will take up the post during the second part of his
second long-term mission next year.
It will be the latest feather in Parmitano's cap.
He is already the first Italian to have walked in space.
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