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Luca Parmitano reveals unique pre-flight astronaut rituals

Video. Luca Parmitano reveals unique pre-flight astronaut rituals

Updated: 28/07/2019 - 11:02 GMT+2

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.

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