Italian Astronaut Sets New Record for Longest Space Mission by a Woman
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, a 38-year-old Italian space station crew member, has set a new record for the most time in space on one mission by a woman. She broke the 194 days, 18 hours and 2 minutes logged by NASA astronaut Sunita Williams in 2007.