Luca Parmitano

@ESA astronaut, Italy. ItAF Col. & Test pilot. #ISS #Exp36 #Exp37 #Exp60 flight engineer. #Volare & #Beyond missions. #CAVES14, #NEEMO20 and #Exp61 Commander.

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Jour 103, orbite 1598 – Les volcans sont parmi les plus beaux sites naturels à voir depuis l’orbite… L’Etna m’a prise par surprise un matin alors que j’ouvrais les volets… La blancheur des ses pentes, et surtout ce beau volute de fumée qui rappelle qu’il a le sommeil léger, très léger. J’ai juste eu le temps de prendre une photo, mais je l’ai guetté le lendemain pour en faire d’autres! Clin d’oeil à mon camarade @astro_luca Parmitano, originaire de Catane, au pied de ce majestueux volcan…

Moins d’une minute plus tard, et nous sommes au-dessus du Vésuve, reconnaissable au premier coup d’oeil par son immense cratère, le sentier qui serpente vers le sommet, et surtout Naples qui l’entoure.

📸 @esa / @NASA – S. Adenot
#εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @ESA_fr • @Space_Station • @NASA_Johnson

[Adenot Sophie @Soph_astro]

Day 103, orbit 1598 — From orbit, volcanoes are some of the most beautiful natural sights… Etna caught me by surprise one morning as I opened the shutters. The whiteness of its slopes… and that elegant plume of smoke which is a gentle reminder that it’s only lightly, very lightly, asleep. I just had time to take a quick photo, but I kept an eye out for it the next day to capture a few more! A special thought for my fellow ESA astronaut @astro_luca Parmitano, who is from Catania, at the foot of Etna.

Less than a minute later, and we’re flying over Vesuvius, instantly recognisable by the vast crater, the path winding up to the summit, and, most of all, Naples spread out all around it.

📸 @esa / @NASA – S. Adenot

#εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @Space_Station • @NASA_Johnson

[Rizzoli IRCCS @IRCCS_Rizzoli]

𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐨𝐥𝐢 🛸
🗓️mercoledì 6 maggio alle 11 al #Rizzoli l'Astronauta @esa - @ESA_Italia Luca #Parmitano (@astro_luca) sarà il protagonista dell’evento “#Spazio e #fisiologia umana - Sfide e contromisure” insieme a un panel di grandi esperti.

[Teodoro Valente @Valente_Teodoro]

Una lunga cooperazione spaziale, oggi ancor più profonda tra @Nasa e @ASI_spazio e porterà a realizzare un campo base sulla #Luna e un astronauta italiano a camminare sulla superficie lunare. Competenza e tecnologia italiana aprono tutte le porte dell’esplorazione dello spazio

[Gabriella I. @speragire]

Il messaggio di @astro_luca per Catania Capitale della Cultura 2028

Vedi il video di Instagram di @ipressagenzia https://t.co/SoY60c9EAF

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@sharonbrunton Merry Christmas! Thank you for your words, I know I’m not a talented photographer in any way - many colleagues have taken far better pictures - so I’m grateful you liked mine.

[Marco Peronaci @MPeronaci]

🇮🇹🇺🇸Great visit at @NASA_Johnson
.Italy-US space cooperation is strategic
.Industrial partnerships and investments are strong
.Collaboration with @NASA is key
.Proud of the important role of our astronauts, researchers, and space firms
Grazie @astro_luca for your hospitality!

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@jefulix @united It’s never the pilot’s fault: I’m guessing the engineers messed up the plane ;)

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

Ok, who is in for a wild flight with @united? 🙋🏽‍♂️ well, buckle up and sit back, we’re going for the long haul. So, I’m flying from Houston to Munich, and because I know my airlines I went for a very long (6hr) stopover, then on to my final destination. I thought there was no way I’d miss my connection, right? (Spoiler: I was wrong). 1/

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@united 4/ so if we end up in Reykjavik, it’s probably not going to be a surprise! I just wish I could share the experience with my daughters, but @united put us in separate rows. And the adventure is not over: there’s a great chance we might miss the connection!

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@united 2/Because, of course, how could one predict that you need food? They must have been surprised! 😇 But all is well that ends well. Except… we’re still at the gate, 1h20’ past our planned take off time. So I polled the passengers:

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@united Right now here on board it’s 50/50. Maybe @united will take us for another extravagant excursion!

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@united 1/ UPDATES: This is the gift that keeps on giving! So, we got to the hotel around 2am - 3 adults, one room, 2 beds: thanks for the effort, @united! After spending the entire afternoon at the airport, we boarded about 35’ late: catering was not ready!

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@united 3/what could be our next stop?

[Luca Parmitano @astro_luca]

@jefulix @united JC! Great to hear from you!