Paolo Nespoli
Paolo Nespoli is a government astronaut from Italy, affiliated with ESA.
During their career, Paolo Nespoli flew on 3 spaceflights, logging 313 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes, 4 seconds in space.
Paolo Angelo Nespoli (Milan, 6 April 1957) is an Italian astronaut and engineer of the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2007, he first traveled into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist of STS-120. In December 2010 he again traveled into space aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft as an Expedition 26/27 flight engineer. Nespoli's third spaceflight was onboard Soyuz MS-05 which launched in July 2017 for Expedition 52/53. He is also the European Space Agency's oldest active astronaut.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/06/1957 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 10/23/2007 |
| Last Flight | 07/28/2017 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 313 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes, 4 seconds |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Paolo Nespoli
Explore the 3 spaceflights Paolo Nespoli participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.