How Italy became the third nation in space, built half the ISS's habitable volume, and gave Europe its own rocket — a deep dive into 60 years of Italian spaceflight.
From Chretien's 1982 Soyuz flight to Pesquet commanding the ISS, France built Europe's astronaut corps, satellite giants, and only independent military space.
Du vol de Chretien en 1982 au commandement de l'ISS par Pesquet, la France a bati le corps d'astronautes europeen, les geants du satellite et le seul espace militaire independant d'Europe.
