Who is Samantha Cristoforetti?

Captain Samantha Cristoforetti is the first Italian woman in space who holds another record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut._x000D_

Is Barbie going to space?

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_x000D__x000D_The new Samantha Cristoforetti ‘Barbie’ doll was sent on a Zero-G parabolic flight on Oct. 4, 2021, to mark World Space Week 2021 (and its theme of Women in Space) and to teach primary school-aged children more about space, according to the ESA.