Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in PaternĂ², Sicily) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force. He is the first Italian (and the third European) to command the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 61.[1]
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Luca Parmitano 27 September 1976 (age 48) PaternĂ², Sicily, Italy
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