Meet Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European femal commander of ISS and only the third woman in the world to have spent time on a space station.

Samantha Cristoforetti: inspiring women from space

Meet Samantha Cristoforetti, the first European femal commander of ISS and only the third woman in the world to have spent time on a space station. Her latest career achievement is essential to revert the number of women employed in the international space industry, that represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce.