Italian astronaut who quotes Chinese prose returns to Earth(1/3)

Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space returns to the Earth at the Cologne-Bonn airport at the European Astronaut Center (EAC), near Cologne, Germany, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Samantha quoted a famous ancient Chinese composition from the Preface to Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion, a Chinese calligraphy masterpiece by Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi (303-361) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) on her Twitter account on Oct. 12, 2022 during her mission at the International Space Station.

Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut disembarks a plane upon her arrival at the Cologne-Bonn airport at the European Astronaut Center (EAC), near Cologne, Germany, Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space waves upon her arrival at the Cologne-Bonn airport at the European Astronaut Center (EAC), near Cologne, Germany, Oct. 15, 2022.. (Photo/Agencies)