Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoniis an Italian astrophysicist, science writer and a former ESA astronaut, being the first European to visit the International Space Station. He is a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. He was also a Member of the European Parliamentfrom 2004 to 2009...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth18 August 1954
CountryItaly
moon feet years
I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.
hands arms cargo
At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the cradle and put it into the cargo bay.
years class two
And then I graduate two years later, in 1998, with my class. And, since then I've been here in Houston for training basically. And I was very happy to be assigned to this mission.
italian agreement design-process
And just when we were at the end of our design process there was the news that the Italian government and the U.S. government had signed an agreement to fly the first Italian astronaut on that flight.
satellite
And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.
astronauts coming common cultural speaking station
And not only that but... when the station is completed, there will be an international crew made of astronauts coming from different cultural experiences, speaking different languages, but working together for a common goal.