Thomas Pesquet posted a photo:

La botte qui resplendit juste avant le grand éclat de l'aube :sparkles: Auguri Luca ! :balloon: Mon collègue italien est fier de ses racines siciliennes :wink: Alors en hommage, quelques clichés pour tenter de rendre justice à la beauté de son Italie natale :it:

Italy at night but with sunlight illuminating the horizon. My buddy and fellow ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has his roots in Catania, Sicily. He always talks about it fondly (in true Luca style without ever stopping and very poetically :blush:) but he has never taken me there to visit! I have been to many other places in Italy and always enjoy the food and culture. Happy Birthday mon ami!

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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