Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.
ADVERTISEMENTEuronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.
Since the 02 October, Parmitano became the commander of the space station.
"Even though this is my second mission, I can feel the level of responsibility that comes with the commandership, which is a role that I take very seriously," said Parmitano. "As I've always said from the very beginning when I was designated as commander for Expedition 61, my role up here is not to issue commands, but it is the role of a facilitator."
A busy few weeks in space
"We started preparing for a series of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) to change the old batteries, the old nickel-hydrogen batteries with new lithium-ion, more performing, better equipped to sustain the station for the next few years."
You can follow his time onboard the ISS exclusively on Euronews and Euronews.com.
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