#Cristoforetti

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Samantha Cristoforetti is my real life inspiration on how to render the character of Della.

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Tribute: Samantha Cristoforetti - 2022

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One small step for one woman, but one giant leap for all women! Because yes, our place is not (only) in the kitchen: it's in space! To the adventure :D

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International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti may have just out-nerded all astronauts before her with the most epic sci-fi selfie ever. The Italian European Space Agency astronaut shared a selfie from the ISS on Friday, while dressed in a Star Trek: Voyager uniform.

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Il Premio ISPI 2022 a Samantha Cristoforetti e Fabiola Gianotti.

Il 16 maggio alle 11.30, presso Palazzo Clerici, si terrà la cerimonia di conferimento del Premio ISPI 2022, che – come già annunciato – è stato assegnato congiuntamente a Samantha Cristoforetti, astronauta dell’ESA e Comandante della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale, e a Fabiola Gianotti, Direttrice Generale del CERN.  

Il Premio, destinato a personalità che hanno contribuito a rafforzare l’immagine dell’Italia nel mondo e istituito in ricordo dell’Ambasciatore Boris Biancheri, già Presidente dell’ISPI, era stato in precedenza assegnato a Filippo Grandi, Emma Bonino, Paolo Gentiloni, Staffan De Mistura, Luca Attanasio (in memoriam). 

Per ragioni organizzative e di sicurezza, la partecipazione in presenza all’evento è limitata e l’accesso alla sala sarà garantito soltanto a coloro che avranno ricevuto la conferma di iscrizione e, in ogni caso, fino al raggiungimento della capienza massima.

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Next futsal camp set for August

NATIONAL Futsal team coach Andrea Cristoforetti says the team will regroup in the third week of August to continue with preparations for various tournaments lined up before the year ends.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA NATIONAL Futsal team coach Andrea Cristoforetti says the team will regroup in the third week of August to continue with preparations for various tournaments lined up before the year ends. Cristoforetti, who had earlier called 17 players for a one-month camp which ended last week said he was impressed with the performance of the players who were preparing for the eight-nation…

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Young Donald with Samantha Cristoforetti as duck?! This is cute and cool! I like this! 🤩

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“Siamo un battito di ali delle stelle: muoiono partorendo gli atomi che ci compongono, ma sono del tutto ignare delle vicende umane, indifferenti ai nostri barlumi di grandezza e agli abissi del nostro ego. Forse guardando le cose da una scala cosmica saremmo più disposti a perdonarci a vicenda la nostra piccolezza, ad aiutarci l’un l’altro a vivere con serenità il nostro breve tempo sulla Terra.”

Samantha Cristoforetti, Diario di un’apprendista astronauta

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ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti pictured aboard the International Space Station on Dec. 20, 2014, during Expedition 42.Credit: NASA Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at the orbiting laboratory. Each crew member, including the current Expedition 72, spends time enjoying the view of Earth from the space station, privately communicating with their friends and families, and sharing a joint meal with their expedition crewmates, while continuing experiments and station maintenance. This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts William Ander, Frank Borman, and James Lovell on Dec. 24, 1968, as they approached from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside lunar orbit.Credit: NASA As the first crew to spend Christmas in space and leave Earth orbit, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders, celebrated while circling the Moon in December 1968. The crew commemorated Christmas Eve by reading opening verses from the Bible’s Book of Genesis as they broadcast scenes of the lunar surface below. An estimated one billion people across 64 countries tuned in to the crew’s broadcast. Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue trim their homemade Christmas tree in December 1973. Credit: NASA In 1973, Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s in space, as the first crew to spend the harvest festival and ring in the new year while in orbit. The crew built a homemade tree from leftover food containers, used colored decals as decorations, and topped it with a cardboard cutout in the shape of a comet. Carr and Pogue conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to change out film canisters and observe the passing Comet Kohoutek on Dec. 15, 1973. Once back inside the space station, the crew enjoyed a holiday dinner complete with fruitcake, communicated with their families, and opened presents. NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman pictured with a dreidel during Hanukkah in December 1993.Credit: NASA After NASA launched the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope into Earth’s orbit in 1990, NASA sent a space shuttle crew on a mission, STS-61, to service the telescope. In 1993, NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman celebrated Hanukkah after completing the third spacewalk of the servicing mission. Hoffman celebrated with a traveling menorah and dreidel. STS103-340-036 (19-27 December 1999) — Wearing Santa hats, astronauts John M. Grunsfeld and Steven L. Smith blend with the season for a brief celebration on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The interruption was very brief as the two mission specialists shortly went about completing their suit-up process in order to participate in STS-103 space walk activity, performing needed work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).Credit: NASA As NASA continued to support another Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, the STS-103 crew celebrated the first space shuttle Christmas aboard Discovery in 1999. NASA astronauts Curtis Brown, Scott Kelly, Steven Smith, John Grunsfeld, and Michael Foale, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronauts Jean-François Clervoy and Claude Nicollier enjoyed duck foie gras on Mexican tortillas, cassoulet, and salted pork with lentils. Smith and Grunsfeld completed repairs on the telescope during a spacewalk on Dec. 24, 1999, and at least one American astronaut has celebrated Christmas in space every year since. Expedition 1 crew members Yuri Gidzenko of Roscosmos, left, NASA astronaut William Shepherd, and Sergei Krikalev of Roscosmos reading a Christmas message in December 2000.Credit: NASA In November 2000, the arrival of Expedition 1 crew members, NASA astronaut William Shepherd and Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, aboard the International Space Station, marked the beginning of a continuous presence in space. As the first crew to celebrate the holiday season at the laboratorial outpost, they began the tradition of reading a goodwill message to those back on Earth. Shepherd honored a naval tradition of writing a poem as the first entry of the new year in the ship’s log. For more than 24 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the International Space Station, through which astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. As NASA supports missions to and from the station, crew members have continued to celebrate the holidays in space. Expedition 4 crew members, NASA astronauts Daniel Bursch and Carl Walz, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Yuri Onufriyenko, pose for a Christmas photo in December 2001. Credit: NASA Expedition 8 crew members, NASA astronaut Michael Foale, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri, right, celebrate Christmas in December 2003. Credit: NASA Expedition 10 crew members, Roscosmos cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov, left, and NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, right, celebrate New Year’s Eve in December 2004.Credit: NASA Expedition 12 crew members, Roscosmos cosmonaut Tokarev, left, and NASA astronaut William McArthur, pose with Christmas stockings in December 2005. NASA Expedition 14 crew members, Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, left, and NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Suni Williams pose wearing Santa hats in December 2006.Credit: NASA Expedition 16 crew members, Roscosmos cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, left, and NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Daniel Tani, with Christmas stockings and presents in December 2007. Expedition 18 crew members enjoy Christmas dinner in December 2008. Expedition 22 crew members gather around the dinner table in December 2009.Credit: NASA Expedition 26 crew members celebrates New Year’s Eve in December 2010.Credit: NASA Expedition 30 crew members pictured in December 2011.Credit: NASA Expedition 34 crew members pictured in December 2012. Credit: NASA Expedition 42 crew members leave milk and cookies for Santa and hang stockings using the airlock as a makeshift chimney in December 2013.Credit: NASA Expedition 50 crew members celebrate New Year’s Eve in December. Credit: NASA Expedition 54 crew member NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei pictured as an elf for Christmas in December 2017.Credit: NASA Expedition 58 crew members inspect stockings for presents in December 2018 Expedition 61 crew member NASA astronaut Jessica Meir pictured with Hanukkah-themed socks in the cupola in December 2019. Expedition 61 crew members NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan, Christina Koch, and Jessica Meir, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano share a holiday message on Dec. 23, 2019, from the International Space Station.Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Kayla Barron pictured with presents she wrapped for her crewmates in December 2021.Credit: NASA Expedition 68 crew members wear holiday outfits in December 2022.Credit: NASA Expedition 70 flight engineer NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli’s husband and daughters made a felt menorah for her to celebrate Hanukkah during her mission. Since astronauts can’t light real candles aboard the space station, Moghbeli pinned felt “lights” for each night of the eight-day holiday. A dreidel spun in weightlessness will continue spinning until it comes in contact with another object but can’t land on any of its four faces. Expedition 70 crew members recorded a holiday message for those back on Earth. Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli’s felt menorah and dreidel that she used to celebrate Hanukkah in December 2023. Credit: NASA NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Suni Williams, Expedition 72 flight engineer and commander respectively, pose for a fun holiday season portrait while speaking on a ham radio inside the International Space Station’s Columbus laboratory module. Credit: NASA To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoExpedition 72 video holiday message from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that enables research not possible on Earth. The orbiting laboratory is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in exploration, including missions to the Moon under the Artemis campaign and, ultimately, human exploration of Mars. Go here for more holiday memories onboard the space station. To learn more about the International Space Station, its research, and its crew, at: https://www.nasa.gov/station News Media Contacts: Claire O’Shea Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov Sandra JonesJohnson Space Center, Houston281-483-5111sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov

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🇧🇪 King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians

🇱🇮 Hereditary Prince Alois and Sophie of Liechtenstein

🇱🇺 Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Monday, 11 September 2023

The 19th summit of the heads of state of the German-speaking countries began with the King and the Queen welcoming the Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, and the Swiss President Alain Berset, together with their partners at the Castle of Laeken.

The afternoon continues with a working meeting on the future of the European space sector, in which 4 astronauts will participate: Alexander Gerst (🇩🇪), Carmen Possnig (🇦🇹), Matthias Maurer (🇩🇪) et Samantha Cristoforetti (🇮🇹). After a few moments in the sun at the Domain van Laken and a concert by the Young Belgian Strings in the Theaters, before having dinner together.

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Towel Day

Towel  Day on May 25 is an annual holiday created to celebrate author Douglas  Adams by his fans. Adams wrote the classic sci-fi novel, “The  Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” This day was organized in memory of  him after he suffered a sudden heart attack at the age of 49. His fans  wanted to find a way to commemorate his life’s work, and after having  one towel day, its success made it a yearly event. On this day, fans  carry towels around everywhere they go. Today, we are celebrating this  holiday with a towel wrapped around our necks because, we too, love  Douglas Adams!

History of Towel Day

Towel  Day is celebrated on May 25, two weeks after the date of Adams’s death  in 2001 — May 11. The day has, over time, received the status of being a  kind of ‘‘geek holiday’’ due to its connection with the popular series.

Why  a towel? It’s said the towel holds much importance in “The Hitchhiker’s  Guide to the Galaxy.” Adams wrote about towels as being the most  helpful item for an interstellar traveler. In chapter three of the book,  he writes, “A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing  an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value  — you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold  moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble sanded  beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep  under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of  Kakrafoon…” and so the uses go on.

Adams’s strongest advice was  “Never go anywhere without your towel.” This day has been celebrated now  for 19 years and is a great occasion for science fiction fans all over  the world to come together and rejoice … with their towels. It is said  that Adams was a humorous writer and witty character and that this day  reflects his lovable silliness.

Towel Day timeline

1978 An Oeuvre is Born

Douglas  Adams's radio series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is  broadcast for the first time — kickstarting a long line of adaptations  into other formats.

2001 Wrap It

The first Towel Day ever is celebrated on May 25, 2001, just two weeks after Adams's death on May 11.

2012 Mind Bogglingly Big

In January, the Huffington Post lists Towel Day as a cult literary tradition.

2013 The Good Towels

The Norwegian public transport company Kolumbus gives away special towels to customers.

2015 What is the Universe for?

On  Towel Day, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti signals a Towel Day  greeting and reads from ‘‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’’ from  the International Space Station.

Towel Day Activities

Carry a towel

Use a line from the series

Visit the website

The  hardcore fans of ‘‘Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’’ will be carrying a  towel around for the day, so grab your towel and join in! Just make  sure that it’s clean. Take a photo of you wearing your towel, and upload  it to social media with the hashtag #towelday.

Weave  in some of the phrases from the ‘‘Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’’  into your conversations. Try "Life, the Universe, and Everything",  "Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them around  to dinner", "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so", or "I love  deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." It may  confuse folks around you, but those who know, know.

Check  out the towelday.org website and see what everyone else is up to on  this day. Inspire yourself and find other ways to celebrate or join in  with others as a group in your area or even your country. Or be a  go-getter and make your own Towel Day event that fans can attend.

5 Facts About Douglas Adams

An asteroid is named after him

He appeared in a famous TV show

He was friends with David Gilmour

He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro ... but there's more

He wrote a few "Doctor Who" episodes

In 2001, Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project discovered an asteroid and named it 25924 Douglasadams.

Adams  apparently made a brief appearance as an extra called Dr. Emile Konig  in an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus — he also contributed to  the writing of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

An  avid musician himself, Adams owned between 24 and 35 left-handed  guitars, appeared on stage at Pink Floyd's 1994 gig at Earl's Court in  London, and named the band's album that year, "The Division Bell."

Adams  was an environmentalist and loved animals, campaigning on behalf of  endangered species for most of his life — in 1994, he climbed Mount  Kilimanjaro in a rhino suit to raise awareness for Save The Rhino.

He was a contributing writer for several episodes of the famous British series, "Doctor Who."

Why We Love Towel Day

Online antics

Book marathon

Galaxy binge session

You  can get loads of information on the day from the twitter account  @towelday and the official website, towelday.org. You can find out stuff  like information on the life of Douglas Adams, details on the  “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” radio series, and interact with the  7,000+ fans who follow this day.

This  holiday gives us a chance to read or reread Adams's life’s work. Go  back and immerse yourself in the trilogy of  “The Hitchhiker's Guide to  the Galaxy” as well as “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency”, “The  Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul” and many more titles that made Adams so  beloved.

This  day also gives us a chance to binge on the shows linked to Adams. So  watch a movie or a TV series derived from his books. Do it with your  friends and carry your towels together. Celebrate this great author and  come together to watch some good and classic TV.

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A volte ho pensato che sarebbe stato bello uno di quei gesti eclatanti fatti da qualcuno pazzo di te. Ma sì, andava bene anche solo pazzo e basta. Andava bene pure trovare un mazzo di fiori anonimo incastrato nel tergicristallo, al posto della solita cacca di tortora. Sarò passata decine di volte sotto i cavalcavia leggendo striscioni dedicati ad altre, mentre io cercavo solo di capire chi cazzarola fosse nel periodo in cui andava di moda io e te 3 MT sopra il cielo"

In realtà non mi hanno mai passato neppure il bigliettino "ti metti con me" a scuola. Cioè, una volta un biglietto mi è arrivato e c'era scritto "glielo chiedi alla tua amica se si mette con me?"

Col cazzo!

Avrei voluto rispondere.

Piuttosto le distruggo l’Invicta

Avrei voluto.

Avrei voluto una canzone che parlasse di me, no, può sembrare ma "Vaffanculo" non è per me, io Masini non lo conosco.

Penso che per meritare gesti simili bisogna essere straordinarie, bisogna essere immense per smuovere un uomo e fargli compiere un gesto che normalmente considererebbe ridicolo.

Ma siccome ciò che li smuove passa dagli occhi, non serve a nulla essere straordinarie come Samantha Cristoforetti….. Devi essere strafiga. Devi fargli dire "wow" e non "mmmh sì dai, passabile" che se ci sei bene se no fa lo stesso, come il disegnetto sul cappuccino.

E non importa se poi passa, se dura il tempo di una rosa sul parabrezza, se poi il lenzuolo sul ponte lo strappa il vento, se la maglia viene stracciata, se dura 6 mesi o 6 anni... Resta un momento in cui sei stata unica. E secondo me deve essere un gran bel momento