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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.

Just two days after returning to Earth from his second long-duration space mission known as ‘Beyond’, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano took questions from media at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.

The news conference was streamed live on ESA Web TV, but you can watch it at your leisure with the replay below.

This news conference started at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) with an introduction from the Head of EAC Frank De Winne, followed by statements from ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker. Luca then took questions from media in both English and Italian.