Villasanta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan.

Villasanta borders the following municipalities: Arcore, Biassono, Monza, Concorezzo.

Luca Parmitano (born 27 September, 1976) is an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). The astronauts work on missions at the International Space Station. He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009. Parmitano is also a captain and pilot for the Italian Air Force. He was born in Paternò in Italy.

Parmitano considers Catania his hometown. He is married with two daughters. He is an active scuba diver and enjoys snowboarding, skydiving, weight training and swimming. Other interests include reading and music.

Parmitano graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Statale `Galileo Galilei´ in Catania, Italy, in 1995.

In 1999, he completed a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, with a thesis on international law. In 2000, he graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy, in Pozzuoli, Italy.

Parmitano completed basic training with the U.S. Air Force at the Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training in Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, US, in 2001. He completed the JCO/CAS course with the USAFE in Sembach, Germany, in 2002.