ESA
astronaut Luca Parmitano is set to fly to the International Space
Station in 2013, and his mission came a step a closer with the unveiling
of his mission name and mission patch today.
Luca will spend
six months on the International Space Station on Expedition 36/37 under
an agreement with Italy's ASI space agency and NASA.
A
competition was opened for Italian residents to suggest a mission name
and logo. Luca took time out from his busy training schedule in the
run-up to his mission to present the winning entries.
32
year-old Norberto Cioffi sent in the winning mission name 'Volare',
meaning 'to fly' in Italian. The name symbolises the search for new
frontiers and opportunities for discovery.
The winning logo was designed by 28-year-old Ilaria Sardella from San Giorgio Ionico in Southern Italy.
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