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Astronauts conduct health experiment and spacewalk

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.

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Ask Our Astronaut | How do you stay sane in space?

Our space correspondent Luca Parmitano answers to another question of yours. Today, he tells us more about mental health in the International Space Station

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Astronaut Luca Parmitano talks water recycling in space

"On the space station, we already recover 95% of the water onboard," explains Euronews space correspondent and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.

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Watch live: Astronauts Parmitano and Morgan fix cosmic ray detector

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Sending Europeans to the moon: ESA signals ambition with record budget

The European Space Agency is pursuing a number of ambitious projects, including a mission to test asteroid deflection capability

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Despite Brexit, UK 'set to increase funding' to European Space Agency

Negotiations are ongoing at Space19 ministerial council, where the UK is expected to announce an increase in its funding to the European Space Agency.

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Parmitano tells us why repairs in space are a lot like heart surgery

Luca Parmitano tells us why doing repairs in space is a lot like open-heart surgery

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Ask our Astronaut | How can we monitor climate change from space?

In Ask Our Astronaut, Luca Parmitano answers public questions. In this first episode, Luca gives us unique insights about climate change from space.

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Watch: Luca Parmitano's epic spacewalk to fix dark matter mission

Watch Euronews' space correspondent Luca Parmitano lead one of the most challenging ever spacewalks

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All-female spacewalk crew make history

Watch the latest installment from Luca Parmitano, ESA Astronaut, on what a busy week they had at the International Space Station.

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Find out why the crew have been busy

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.

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Space agencies in mission to deflect dangerous Earth-bound asteroids

NASA and ESA team up for mission to deflect dangerous Earth-bound asteroids

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Discover Luca Parmitano's experiments taking place in space

From a machine that could 3D-print human organs in orbit to bacteria that could help develop a mining industry in space, our space correspondent Luca Parmitano explains the experiments he has been carrying out in his first month in orbit.

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Astronaut rocks Ibiza with first ever DJ set from Space!

Astronaut, pilot and now DJ, Luca Parmitano has got it all. Euronews's space correspondent Luca Parmitano performed a DJ set that was literally out of this world on Tuesday night.

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Dragon catching at the ISS: Euronews space correspondent reports back

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Watch: ESA launches high-speed network into atmosphere atop a rocket

The EDRS aims to create what has been called the "Space Data Highway" — a high-speed network that can transfer optical data from satellites to Earth in near-real-time.

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Lift off! Europe's latest satellite rockets into space

The satellite will join a constellation that forms the European Data Relay System which enables users to observe the Earth almost in real-time.

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Luca Parmitano reveals unique pre-flight astronaut rituals

Astronauts are trained to think rationally, ready at any moment to respond to danger with a clear head and nerves of steel. But behind the scientific facade, they are as superstitious as the rest of us, European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano reveals.