So one thing that I want to do is to make people realize that astronauts in general are very normal people. They are down to Earth, so to speak. I know it sounds contradictive, but we are very normal people. We are very normal people with a fantastic privilege and opportunity to do something that is extraordinary.
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Is there any other job that beats being an astronaut? Who didn't want to be an astronaut? That is my question.
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| Birth: | 27th September, 1976 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Astronaut, Pilot |
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Luca Parmitano is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency. The astronauts work on missions at the International Space Station. He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Major and pilot for the Italian Air Force. Parmitano is the youngest astronaut to undertake a long-duration mission, at 36 years and eight months old on the launch day of his mission.
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