List of Italian Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Cheli, Maurizio
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Mission Specialist 2

Guidoni, Umberto
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Payload Specialist 1
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 4

Malerba, Franco
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-46 July 31, 1992 August 8, 1992 Payload Specialist 1

Nespoli, Paolo
(Current Astronaut)
M 1 STS-120
(Scheduled)
September 2007 September 2007 Mission Specialist

Vittori, Roberto
(Current Cosmonaut)
M 2 Soyuz TM-34 April 25, 2002 May 5, 2002 Flight Engineer (Macro Polo Mission)
Soyuz TMA-6 April 15, 2005 April 24, 2005 Flight Engineer (ENEIDE Mission)

No Flights
Batalli-Cosmovici, Cristiano
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 ASI Group 1 - Selected in November 1984 - Retired in 1986
ASI Group 2 - Selected in February 1989 - Retired on August 8, 1992

Lorenzoni, Andrea
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 ASI Group 1
Selected in November 1984 - Retired in 1986

Ongaro, Franco
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Santonico, Stefano
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Takkino, Roberto
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Urbani, Luca
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-78 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (ASI Group 3)
Selected on May 8, 1995 - Retired on July 7, 1996

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Updated - March 24, 2007