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Luca Parmitano

1976 - Today

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Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luca Parmitano is the 392nd most popular astronaut (down from 364th in 2019), the 4,371st most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,363rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Luca Parmitano ranks 392 out of 556. Before him are Linda M. Godwin, Wang Yaping, Eric Boe, David Wolf, Michael Barratt, and Aidyn Aimbetov. After him are Andrew M. Allen, Sonny Carter, John M. Grunsfeld, Shannon Walker, Michael A. Baker, and Scott Altman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Luca Parmitano ranks 435. Before him are Almira Skripchenko, Yoo Seung-jun, Xu Yuhua, Liu Guoliang, Kati Wilhelm, and Michael Greis. After him are Andrew Ng, Vahid Hashemian, Marc Coma, Keeley Hawes, Serhiy Arbuzov, and Pável Pardo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luca Parmitano ranks 4,372 out of 5,161. Before him are Stefano Colantuono (1962), Raffaella Reggi (1965), Pietro Piller Cottrer (1974), Rolando Maran (1963), Eros Riccio (1977), and Nicola Zalewski (2002). After him are Felice Mariani (1954), Ivan Zaytsev (1988), Moreno Mannini (1962), Nicola Amoruso (1974), Floria Sigismondi (1965), and Tommaso Rocchi (1977).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Italy

Among astronauts born in Italy, Luca Parmitano ranks 7. Before him are Michael Collins (1930), Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), Roberto Vittori (1964), Paolo Nespoli (1957), Umberto Guidoni (1954), and Maurizio Cheli (1959).

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