ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes the new International Space Station commander #shorts

Our astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has become the new commander of the @iss, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member @olegmks.

Samantha is the fifth European commander of the Space Station, following in the footsteps of our previous astronauts Frank De Winne, Alexander Gerst, Luca Parmitano and Thomas Pesquet. She‘s also the first European female to occupy the position.

You can follow along with the rest of Samantha’s Mission Minerva here:

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[derekp]

I can't believe her hair never gets in front of her face even when she moves her hair back suddenly

[Lalalovee_]

No pony tails in space ? I’d have to gel my hair down because that would drive me nuts 😂😂😂

[jjprior]

I wonder how much hairspray they used on her hair?

[spatialex]

After Thomas, Samantha is now also a part of the very short list of european iss commanders.
I hope this list will grew more soon with other european astronauts.
Good luck Samantha ! 🇪🇺🚀
Bonne chance Samantha ! 🇨🇵🚀

[Bambi]

Grande Samantha! Sei fantastica e lo meritavi!! 👏🏻 🤩

[simonm]

So proud :) and thanks to our fellow crewmembers from across the globe…

[kingsman]

Fantastici tutti e due bravissimi astronauti

[Shadowbannedyetagain]

Cringey how much we use to belive this, its laughable unless you are 4yo 😂😂

[tomahawk_vrgaming]

all my best wishes to the new commander of the Iss

[renyesefre]

Ich gratuliere dir von ganzem Herzen liebe Samantha 🇩🇪❤🇮🇹❤🇪🇺🙏🥳

[electrotx]

Why does she have hairspray but the blonde haired guy full of hair doesn’t have any?

[nicolumens]

They're clearly upside down.. you can tell how hard the 2 forefront guys are trying to hold their hands in view but their hands are literally trying to fall over their heads

[francescolollobrigido]

com'è possibile che i suoi capelli rimangano immobile e non seguano l andamento della sua testa? quanta gelatina ha usato per fingere l assenza di gravità

[fabiodoni]

perché i capelli non gli vanno a coprire il viso quando con la testa fa il cenno affermativo

[Ballrock]

Have a save return back home, Oleg! And congratulations Samantha! You should convince your crew members to let their hair grow. Nowhere on earth one can wear that unique style ;)

[Australia]

Brava, sei grande e unica...Complimenti cara...👍👌👏😘🙋🏻‍♀️🌌🌠🌉

[jacimarmoronarimassad]

Ficar na ISS deve ser bom para quem tem problema de coluna

[TrueBelieversMarkedForDeath]

Thats not how hair behaves in zero gravity. Ehy is it bouning right back into place ???? Hairspray . People are so gullible

[benejeneb]

I don't suppose anyone could explain what that gold looking key thing is? I have never noticed it in a change over.
Anyway, great stuff, congratulations Samantha! 😄

[markbass_trojanthinking]

While it looks like the earth is in turmoil I wish you the best commander. As I was not around for moon landing I wonder if the reason for Saturn 5 is not around the corner again! See any signs up there😮