Umberto Guidoni
1954
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Italy
native language: Italian
languages spoken, written or signed: Italian
educated at: Sapienza University of Rome
occupation: astronaut, politician, physicist
award received: NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal
position held: member of the European Parliament
official website: www.umbertoguidoni.it
Umberto Guidoni (born 18 August 1954 in Rome) 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). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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