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Astronauts from Italy

8 people from Italy flew to space, the first in 1992. Together they spent 587.6 days off Earth.

8 people588 days in space
Franco MalerbaFranco Malerba1992 · 1 flight · 8.0 dLuca UrbaniLuca Urbani1994 · 2 flightsMaurizio CheliMaurizio Cheli1996 · 1 flight · 15.7 dUmberto GuidoniUmberto Guidoni1996 · 2 flights · 27.6 dRoberto VittoriRoberto Vittori2001 · 5 flights · 35.5 dPaolo NespoliPaolo Nespoli2007 · 3 flights · 313.1 dLuca ParmitanoLuca Parmitano2013 · 2 flights · 166.0 dWalter VilladeiWalter Villadei2024 · 1 flight · 21.7 d

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