Luca Parmitano

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Luca Parmitano OMRI
Parmitano at the Expedition 60 press conference in July 2019
Born	(1976-09-27) 27 September 1976 (age 48) Paternò, Sicily
Status	Active
Occupation(s)	Pilot, Italian Air Force
Space career
ASI/ESA astronaut
Previous occupation	Test Pilot
Rank	Colonel
Time in space	366 days 23 hours 01 minute
Selection	2009 ESA Group
Total EVAs	6[1]
Total EVA time	33 hours, 09 minutes[1]
Missions	Soyuz TMA-09M (Expedition 36/37), Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 60/61)
Mission insignia
Website	lucaparmitano.esa.int

Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force.^[2] He is the first Italian (and the third European) to command the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 61.^[3]