Luca Parmitano

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luca Parmitano
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1976(1976-09-27)
Age	48
Birthplace	Paterno Calabro
Country	Italy
Birth City	Calabria
Horoscope	Virgo

Luca Parmitano Biography

Luca Parmitano is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on September 27, 1976 in Paterno Calabro, Calabria, Italy. The first Italian astronaut to successfully complete a spacewalk was a European Space Agency astronaut.

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Parmitano graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Statale “Galileo Galilei” in Catania, Italy, in 1995. Parmitano spent a year (1993) as an exchange student at Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California in the United States with AFS Intercultural Programs.

In 1999, he completed a master’s degree in political sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, with a thesis on international law. In 2000, he graduated with Sparviero IV academic course, from the Italian Accademia Aeronautica, in Pozzuoli, Italy.

He was married to Kathy Dillow, and they have two daughters.

Luca Parmitano Net Worth

Luca Parmitano is one of the richest Astronaut from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luca Parmitano 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was promoted to Major in the Italian Air Force.

In March 2013, he set off for the International Space Station in his first mission.

Colonel Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a Colonel and test pilot for the Italian Air Force. Parmitano is the youngest non-Russian astronaut to undertake a long-duration mission, at 36 years and eight months old on the launch day of his mission.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Luca Parmitano Dating?

According to our records, Luca Parmitano married to Kathy Dillow. As of December 1, 2023, Luca Parmitano’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2007, he was selected by the Italian Air Force to become a test pilot and qualified as Experimental Test Pilot at EPNER, the French test pilot school in Istres.

Facts & Trivia

Luca Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Luca Parmitano celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

In May 2009, Parmitano was selected as an ESA astronaut as part of the 2009 class. In July 2015, Parmitano became an aquanaut when he served as commander of the NEEMO 20 crew.

What accident happened to astronaut Luca Parmitano?

Feb. 26, 2014— — NASA admitted today that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano nearly drowned during his July 16 spacewalk last year because information about a previous water leak didn’t make its way up the chain of command.

What did Parmitano do as his helmet filled with water?

This week’s NASA report on a near-fatal spacewalk reads like something out of your worst nightmare. Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano spent nearly an hour floating in space as his helmet slowly filled with water — up to 1.5 liters — engulfing his eyes, nose and ears.

How much do astronauts get paid?

The pay grades for civilian astronaut candidates are set by federal government pay scales and vary based on academic achievements and experience. According to NASA , civilian astronaut salaries range from $104,898 to $161,141 per year. Here are a few of the benefits offered to civilian astronauts: Health care.

Why did Lucas helmet fill with water?

Engineers found that the source of the water leak was a clogged filter , however, they are not sure what contaminated the filter in the first place. Engineers are still trying to find the root cause of the buildup. Parmitano’s cool head helped keep him safe as he made his way back to the airlock, NASA officials said.

Do space suits leak?

Astronauts also breathe pure oxygen so the suit can be inflated at less than a third of normal atmospheric pressure. Even so, spacesuits aren’t perfectly airtight. NASA allows the suits used on the ISS to leak up to 100ml of air per minute.