Space · astronaut
Luca Parmitano
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
ITALIAN
ACTIVE
Career
Time in space
366 d 23 h
Spacewalks
6
33 h 9 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Active
Agency
European Space AgencyNationality
ItalianBorn
27 Sept 1976First flight
28 May 2013Most recent flight
20 Jul 2019Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). The astronauts work on missions at the International Space Station. He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Lieutenant Colonel and pilot for the Italian Air Force. Parmitano is the youngest astronaut to undertake a long-duration mission, at 36 years and eight months old on the launch day of his mission.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-13 | 20 Jul 2019 |
| 01 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-09M | 28 May 2013 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026