NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy holds a Parmigiana di Melanzane meal packet given to him by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano.
iss062e151565 (April 16, 2020) — NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy holds a Parmigiana di Melanzane meal packet given to him by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano. Parmitano left the International Space Station on February 6, 2020 completing the Expedition 60-61 mission. Cassidy arrived at the station two months later to begin the Expedition 63 mission. Cassidy and Parmitano were Expedition 36 crew mates during 2013.
The note Cassidy is holding reads… “I had the chance to prep this CTB for you. 🙂 HAVE A BLAST! – Luca 347/19 – I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE FOOD…”
CTB is an acronym for Cold Transfer Bag.
347/19 stands for mission date Dec. 13, 2019.