Who becomes 1st European female to order International Space Station?

  • A. Yelena Serova
  • B. Jessica Watkins
  • C. Samantha Cristoforetti
  • D. Sunita Williams

Correct Answer: C. Samantha Cristoforetti

Italy’s Samantha Cristoforetti on September 28, 2022, became the first European woman to take over command of the International Space Station during a ceremony broadcast live from space. The outgoing commander, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, used the occasion to seemingly make a rare space-bound reference to the war in Ukraine, saying that “despite the storms on Earth, our international cooperation continues”. She is the fifth woman — and the first non-US woman — to become commander since the role was created in 2000.

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