Biographies of International Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.04.1957 |
| Birthplace: | Milan |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 27.08.1998 |
| Selection group: | EAC |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-120 | MSP | 23.10.2007 - 07.11.2007 | 15d 02h 23m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-20 / ISS-26 / ISS-27 | Flight Engineer | 15.12.2010 - 24.05.2011 | 159d 07h 17m |
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| Total | 174d 09h 40m | |||
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Double assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-19 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Graduated from the Liceo Scientifico "Paolo
Frisi" of Desio (Milan, Italy), 1977; bachelor of science in aerospace
engineering, 1988; master of science in aeronautics and astronautics, 1989,
both from Polytechnic University of New York; Laurea in Ingegneria Meccanica
(Mechanical Engineering) from the Università degli Studi di Firenze,
1990; hobbies: Diving, flying, assembly computer hardware and electronic
equipment, computer software. |
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