Samantha Cristoforetti has already arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ready to face the Crew-4 mission that will take her to the International Space Station together with her colleagues Kjell Lindgren (commander), Robert Hines (pilot) and Jessica Watkins (specialist mission).
The launch with a Falcon-9 rocket of Space X's Crew Dragon “Freedom” shuttle is scheduled for no earlier than April 23, NASA and ESA confirmed.
The four astronauts are now in quarantine in the appropriate quarters. On April 21 there will be a simulation of the launch.
A fundamental component, as usual, will be the food aspect: everyone has chosen their favorite menu these days. For AstroSamantha “risotto with sausage and mushrooms, followed by rolls with smoked cheese and speck, mashed potatoes as a side dish. The dessert is instead a lime pie, in honor of Florida. "For the others, space for American specialties.
The Italian could be one of the protagonists of the mission: "There is a possibility that I can face one of the next spacewalks, but the details of this series of extravehicular activities have not yet been definitively defined," he explained.
(Unioneonline / ss)
