Space exploration gives us a unique perspective on Earth
Interview of Luca Parmitano, astronaut
My name is Luca Parmitano, I am an astronaut with the European Space Agency, and I flew twice to the International Space Station, in 2013 and then between 2019 and 2020. My first experience onboard was the mission “Volare” for 166 days, I flew on the Soyuz. It was called TMM09, and it was my first flight. I was a rookie so I was the flight engineer.
When we talk about responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) we can make a direct link with the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS receives all of its energy from the sun and recycles almost 95% of its water. Beyond that, space exploration gives us a unique perspective on Earth. It is the only way for us to see Earth as a unique planet. The images that we share everyday from the ISS tell the stories, either good or bad, of what we are doing to our home Planet.
My name is Luca Parmitano, I am an astronaut with the European Space Agency, and I flew twice to the International Space Station, in 2013 and then between 2019 and 2020. My first experience onboard was the mission “Volare” for 166 days, I flew on the Soyuz. It was called TMM09, and it was my first flight. I was a rookie so I was the flight engineer.
When we talk about responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) we can make a direct link with the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS receives all of its energy from the sun and recycles almost 95% of its water. Beyond that, space exploration gives us a unique perspective on Earth. It is the only way for us to see Earth as a unique planet. The images that we share everyday from the ISS tell the stories, either good or bad, of what we are doing to our home Planet.
- SDG 12
- Sustainable development
- ISS
- International Space Station
- Space
- Sustainability
- astronaut
- responsible consumption
- responsible production
- recycling water
- ESA
- european space agency
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