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100vw, 800px"> </figure> </div> <div class="c-avatar-card__body"> <h6 class="c-avatar-card__heading"> Luca Parmitano </h6> </div> </a> <h1 class="c-article__title u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3">Replay: Luca’s first post-Beyond news conference</h1> <p class="c-article__meta u-sm t-color-secondary u-mb-2 u-mb-sm-3"> Posted on <strong>Saturday February 8th, 2020</strong> by <strong>Ally</strong> </p> <p class="c-article__excerpt u-lg">Watch ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano speak with media at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany following his 201-day Beyond mission on the International Space Station. Please note: content is a mix of English and Italian.</p> </div> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-md-4 l-col-lg-5 l-col-xl-6 u-pt-4 u-pt-md-0"> <figure class="c-article__lead-image c-flex-image u-h-50 u-h-md-75 u-h-lg-70 u-h-xl-60"> <img src=" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/files/2020/02/IMG_2657-1500x1125.jpg "> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="article-content" class="c-article__body"> <div class="l-container"> <div class="l-row"> <div class="l-col-10 l-offset-1 l-col-md-6 l-offset-md-1 l-col-lg-6 l-col-xl-4 l-offset-xl-3"> <div class="c-article__content s-wp-content"> <p>Just two days after returning to Earth from his second long-duration space mission known as ‘Beyond’, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano took questions from media at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. </p> <p>The news conference was streamed live on ESA Web TV, but you can watch it at your leisure with the replay below.</p> <p>This news conference started at 12:30 CET (11:30 GMT) with an introduction from the Head of EAC Frank De Winne, followed by statements from ESA Director General Jan Wörner and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker. 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