It is an incredible treat and certainly one of the highlights of any astronaut's career to do a spacewalk. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes astronaut career highlight
Being Italian, I have a very special relationship with the culinary arts. One my projects was to share Italian cultural food with my colleagues. Luca Parmitano artcolleagueculinary Change image and share on social
My memories of my childhood are wonderful memories. I feel that I was privileged because I grew up in a beautiful city. It is Catania, on the eastern coast of Sicily. It's a place filled with sun, close to the beach. Luca Parmitano beachbeautifulcatania share on social
So one thing that I want to do is to make people realize that astronauts in general are very normal people. They are down to Earth, so to speak. I know it sounds contradictive, but we are very normal people. We are very normal people with a fantastic privilege and opportunity to do something that is extraordinary. Luca Parmitano astronautcontradictiveearth share on social
Live Below the Line raises real money to help the world's poorest people, but it is also a symbolic demonstration aimed at highlighting - not replicating - the plight of the world's poor. Hugh Evans aimdemonstrationhighlight Change image and share on social
My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant. Hilary Mantel ambitionboycareer Change image and share on social
As an astronaut, when you're getting ready to go out of that hatch, you know that's the pinnacle of both your career and your life. The view completely blows you away. The real challenge is getting past the excitement and getting focused and down to work. Thomas Marshburn astronautblowcareer share on social