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Command of the International Space Station
October 6 , 2022
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- Samantha Cristoforetti became the first woman from Europe to take over as the new astronaut in command of the International Space Station.
- The commander is responsible for overseeing the various tasks performed by the station’s crew members.
- She was a former fighter pilot in the Italian Air Force.
- Samantha is the first non-US woman and fifth woman to become commander since the role was created in 2000.
- She is also the woman with the longest stay in space after clocking 199 days in orbit in 2014 and 2015.
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