Umberto Guidoni Quotes


I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then.


Citations

Guidoni, Umberto. "STS-100 Preflight Interview: Umberto Guidoni." NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2001.

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Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni
  • Born: August 18, 1954
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Astronaut

Umberto Guidoni is 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 Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009, with the Group of the European United Left (GUE/NGL).