Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti from ESA (European Space Agency) collects microbe samples from around the Veggie space botany facility in the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module for analysis.

ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti collects microbe samples

iss067e340959 (Sept. 8, 2022) --- Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti from ESA (European Space Agency) collects microbe samples from around the Veggie space botany facility in the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module for analysis.

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ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti collects microbe samples

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