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Samantha Cristoforetti was the first Italian woman in space and only the third woman in the world to have spent time on the station.
The International Space Station has rolled out the welcome mat for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom's first woman in space. The pair is among a group of four that will spend about a week in space before returning to Earth. We take a closer look and speak to expert Jane Kinninmont about the political significance of the move.
Four astronauts have returned to earth in a SpaceX capsule following a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
"All the ground teams really across the world made it easy on us to live and work onboard the ISS," astronaut Thomas Pesquet says during a change of command ceremony aboard the International Space Station. SOUNDBITE
The ESA-NASA collaboration will develop a vital part of the Orion spacecraft which will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024.