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Astroluca with a Christmas hat talks to children in the hospital

2019-12-17T17:41:11.662Z


No panettone at Christmas for the ESA astronaut, European Space Agency, Luca Parmitano, but on the other hand aboard the International Space Station (ISS) lots of chocolate and sweets. (HANDLE)


No panettone at Christmas for the ESA astronaut, European Space Agency, Luca Parmitano, but on the other hand aboard the International Space Station (ISS) lots of chocolate and sweets. He said it himself, connected with the children of the Ludoteca of the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital, armed with a Christmas hat, moving in flight and making them have fun. And will Santa succeed in bringing presents? "The stockings are ready - explained Astroluca - even the tree (inverted in the images), the reindeer are fast animals. I hope that it will succeed. But we are quite difficult to catch".
Parmitano, who has the command of the Beyond mission, responded to this responsibility, "beautiful, but with a lot of work to do", and what can be done for the Earth. "Everyone must contribute - he underlined - we have problems including pollution, and you who are our future must learn to recycle. Use public transport, the bike, walk". Astroluca then explained how his day unfolds: the first activity is to do science, then maintenance (he has finished installing a system to recycle water) and physical activity.
He introduced some crew members to the children and confessed to them that "every so often you play, to remain children is to work better". "We love taking pictures of the Earth, it's the most beautiful thing we see from up here," he added. And no sightings of aliens - "the only alien I saw - he said - is my face in the morning when I shave" - ​​but shooting stars yes, and the peculiarity is that unlike what happens on Earth to see them he must look down. Then, a dialogue with Letizia, an aspiring 9-year-old astronaut.
"I don't know if I can do it - it was the child's objection - I have several options". "Samantha Cristoforetti - Parmitano told her - is an engineer, a pilot, an astronaut: you can do many things and then become an astronaut". "It is a great emotion, we will think about it on Christmas Day," said the president of the Child Jesus Mariella Enoc to Astroluca, and the children "snatched" the promise of a live greeting on his return to Earth.

Source: ansa

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