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European science continues after Beyond

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth 5 February after setting new European spaceflight records, but European science continues in space. Many facilities run continuously in the background on the International Space Station, steadily gathering more data in weightlessness for researchers on Earth.

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Spacewalking

Spacewalking stats

In January, Luca Parmitano surpassed Christer Fuglesang's record to claim the top spot for longest cumulative spacewalking time by a European astronaut.

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Luca Parmitano

Replay: Luca’s first post-Beyond news conference

Watch ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano speak with media at ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany following his 201-day Beyond mission on the International Space Station. Please note: content is a mix of English and Italian.

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Luca Parmitano

A record-breaking astronaut returns to terra firma

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is back on Earth after touching down in the Russian Soyuz MS-13 crew module at 09:12 GMT (10:12 CET) Thursday 6 February.

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Luca Parmitano

Fourth #SpacewalkForAMS: latest updates

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan are performing the fourth in a series of complex spacewalks to maintain the cosmic ray detecting Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02 today – 25 January 2020. It is the third spacewalk of 2020, the sixth for Luca and the ninth spacewalk for Expedition 61 crew – the most ever performed during a single expedition.

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Luca Parmitano

Watch Luca’s final #SpacewalkForAMS

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will exit the International Space Station airlock together for the fourth time Saturday 25 January. It is the ninth spacewalk for Expedition 61 – the most spacewalks ever performed during a single Space Station expedition – and the last in a complex series to maintain the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer AMS-02.

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Training

Preparing for the unknown

How do you prepare for the things you don’t know? That’s right – it’s tricky. And it’s one of the fundamental problems of spaceflight. Learn more with Alexander Gerst and his Antarctic ANSMET mission.

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Podcasts

ESA Explores: space celebrations

The holiday period is in full force, but what is it like to celebrate special occasions in space? Find out more in episode 7 of ESA Explores podcast.

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