AstroSamantha ‘Income can go on a mission to Mars’ – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published September 30, 2015 at 10:02.

“We realize they can go to Mars.” Word of Samantha Cristoforetti. The first Italian woman astronaut who has spent nearly 200 days on the International Space Station has joked with the president of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Roberto Battiston, during the evening organized by 20th Century Fox in collaboration with ASI for the preview of the Ridley Scott film “Survivor – The Martian”. This Minister for Education Stefania Giannini.

Cristoforetti: realistic goal a mission to Mars in 2030
In the aftermath of the announcement of NASA that on Mars there is only ice, but also water salt, the European Space Agency astronaut said he believed “realistic” a mission to Mars to the 30s. It was not particularly surprised by the presence of streams that still flow on Mars, “is one more step in the knowledge of this planet.” “I think going to Mars around 2030 is a realistic goal – saidAstroSamantha – although there are many technical challenges to be faced.” And “if one day I was offered a seat on a flight I’ll go willingly.” Four months after return to earth Cristoforetti Samantha is leaving for the Post Flight Tour, accompanied by two fellow Terry Virts mission (NASA) and Anton Shkaplerov (Roscosmos). Will cross Italy from north to south from 4 to 11 October, engaged in a busy schedule of meetings.

Battiston: there will be many missions of approach
Even the president Battiston go to Mars is not a distant goal. It is not known if it takes place around 2030, however, for the president of ASI ‘these dates are objectives that arises in order to plan future goals. From what has emerged from the missions made so far – he added – is a journey that will be complex and will not be a single trip: it will be made up of many missions approach. ” Surely, he said, “the film makes us think about how we can achieve an ambitious goal in a short time in difficult situations.”

extraordinary means for the realization of the film Scott
Giving “inspiration to the future” is the goal of the film ” Survivor – The Martian ” by Ridley Scott, with Matt Damon as the star in the role of an astronaut who finds himself abandoned on Mars. “That’s the beauty of science fiction films,” said the marketing director of 20th Century Fox, Andrea Cuneo, at the preview organized by the manufacturer of the film in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency. In cinemas from October 1 and based on the book “The man from Mars” biologist Andy Weir, “The Martian is a mix of entertainment and science,” said Cuneo yet. Its implementation has required extraordinary means, such as a huge green screen and the search for the optimal blend of three types of soil, capable of making as closely as the reddish tinge of the Martian sand. “There was a great job in pre-production and everything – he concluded – was made to package the best product possible, able to give an inspiration for the future.”

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