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Paolo Nespoli

Paolo Nespoli (1957) has flown to space 3 times, spending 313.1 days off Earth in total. Nationality: Italy. First flight: STS-120, 2007.

Italy3 spaceflights313.1 days in space

Spaceflights

Oct 23, 2007
STS-120Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Dec 15, 2010
Soyuz TMA-20Soyuz-FG · Baikonur
Jul 28, 2017
Soyuz MS-05Soyuz-FG · Baikonur
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Expedition 26
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Expedition 27
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Expedition 52
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Expedition 53
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Vita

Career

Nationality
Italy
Born
1957
Occupation
astronaut, engineer, amateur radio operator, paratrooper
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 17
Military branch
Italian Army
Rank
Major

In space

Spaceflights
3
Time in space
313.11 days
First flight
October 23, 2007
Latest flight
Vita
Education
New York University Tandon School of Engineering; New York University; University of Florence
Awards (Wikidata)
4: NASA Space Flight Medal; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity…

Source: Wikidata Q17177 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.