Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoniis 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 Parliamentfrom 2004 to 2009...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth18 August 1954
CountryItaly
space arms labs
During that space walk there will be some repositioning of the power so that the arm can be fully controlled by the robotic station that is in the Lab.
second-chance flight satellites
And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
flight busy spare-time
And so, I will be probably, since I am not involved in all the activity, I will have some spare time to devote to document all this busy part of the flight.
years class two
And then I graduate two years later, in 1998, with my class. And, since then I've been here in Houston for training basically. And I was very happy to be assigned to this mission.
beautiful sky telescopes
I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the rings. It was a beautiful image.
hands arms cargo
At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the cradle and put it into the cargo bay.
country stars space
For the first time in history all the major countries in the world are pushing together to reach this goal... building something in space that is really for all humankind.
moon feet years
I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.
firsts temperature needs
But, what we need to get out of the first EVA is to have the arm completely unfolded and powered so that they can keep the temperature under control. That will really the call of the first EVA.
two clothes months
Also we will be carrying food and clothes for the Expedition Two crew. And as well as spare parts for the EVA that will be conducted from the station in the following months.