When, in May 2009, he was selected to become an astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), Luca Parmitano (Paterò, Italy, 49 years old) did not imagine that less than 20 years later would be part of the story. To this Sicilian passionate about sport and reading, graduated in Political Science and test pilot of the Italian Military Aeronautics, he has never lacked ambition. He has spent 367 days in space in two missions, one in 2013 and the ot…
When, in May 2009, he was selected to become an astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), Luca Parmitano (Paterò, Italy, 49 years old) did not imagine that less than 20 years later would be part of the story. To this Sicilian passionate about sport and reading, graduated in Political Science and test pilot of the Italian Military Aeronautics, he has never lacked ambition. He has spent 367 days in space in two missions, one in 2013 and the ot…