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Franco Malerba

Franco Malerba (1946) has flown to space once, spending 8.0 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Italy. First flight: STS-46, 1992.

Italy1 spaceflights8.0 days in space

Spaceflights

Jul 31, 1992
STS-46Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
Italy
Born
1946
Occupation
astronaut, politician, physicist, engineer
Military branch
Italian Navy
Rank
Gardes de la Marine

In space

Spaceflights
1
Time in space
7.97 days
First flight
July 31, 1992
Education
University of Genoa
Awards (Wikidata)
1: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Source: Wikidata Q957368 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.