Space: Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti creates the first TikTok aboard the International Space Station

Before becoming the first European commander of the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti left her mark on the history of space conquest. In fact, on Friday, May 6, the Italian-born astronaut posted the first TiKTok filmed from the International Space Station. She joined the station on April 28, to launch the “Minerva” mission.

“Back to the international terminal”, began discreetly in the TiKTok posted on Friday. And for good reason, Samantha Cristoforetti actually traveled to the International Space Station in 2014, during an earlier mission. From the first seconds of the video, which is 1 minute 30 seconds long, the 45-year-old wants to be “Your friend is an astronaut on TikTok”. In the second step, the scientist looks back at her last moments on Earth, before the liftoff of the SpaceX rocket that brought her to the station in orbit.

“The night of takeoff was wonderful”Emphasizes Posted video. She admits that a file ‘The last goodbye’ For his loved ones he was “moving”. Then Samantha Cristoforetti explains how the flight went: passing the point of weightlessness, relaying with the astronauts of the previous crew, etc. The Italian was especially famous for Thomas Bisquet’s passing, as she photographed herself in several places on the International Space Station.