What is Samantha Cristoforetti?
{{Infobox astronaut |name = Samantha Cristoforetti |other_names = |image = Samantha Cristoforetti portrait.jpg |width = |caption = |type = [[Italian Space Agency|ASI]]/[[ESA]] Astronaut |nationality = [[Italy|Italian]] |status = Active |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|04|26}} |birth_place = [[Milan]], Italy |death_date = |death_place = |occupation = |current_occupation = [[Astronaut]] |previous_occupation = |rank = [[Captain]], Italian Air Force |time = 199d 16h 42m |selection = 2009 ESA Group |eva1 = |eva2 = |mission = Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42/43) |insignia = [[File:ISS Expedition 42 Patch.svg|40px]] [[File:ISS Expedition 43 Patch.png|40px]] |Date of ret = |awards = }} '''Samantha Cristoforetti''' (born April 26, 1977) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[ESA|European Space Agency]] astronaut, [[Italian Air Force]] pilot an engineer. She is the first Italian woman in space<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asi.it/en/news/first-italian-woman-in-space-in-november-2014 |title=The first Italian woman in Space in November 2014 |access-date=2015-11-11 |date=2012-07-03 |publisher=Italian Space Agency }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and until 2017, held the record for the woman with most time spent in space with 199 days and 16 hours. This record is now held by [[Christina Koch]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/meet-samantha-cristoforetti-record-breaking-astronaut-200-days-iss |title=Meet Samantha Cristoforetti - record-breaking astronaut |access-date=2015-11-11 |date=2015-06-11 |publisher=Channel 4 }} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/30/koch-marks-record-stay-in-space-for-female-astronaut/|title=Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut|access-date=20