Umberto Guidoni

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Umberto Guidoni
OMRI
Guidoni in 2001
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004 – 13 July 2009
Personal details
Born (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 69)
1996 NASA Group (16)
MissionsSTS-75, STS-100
Mission insignia
RetirementJune 2004

Umberto Guidoni (born 18 August 1954 in

GUE/NGL
).

Biography

Career and spaceflights

Guidoni earned a doctorate in astrophysics from the

Tethered Satellite System, which was part of the payload of the STS-46 mission. Guidoni trained as an alternate payload specialist for that mission and made his first spaceflight aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia STS-75
in 1996, which included the second flight of the TSS system (TSS-1R).

In 2001, Guidoni participated in the Space Shuttle's STS-100 mission, being the first European on board[2] International Space Station (ISS).

First European on board the ISS shows EU flag

On that flight, the Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module for its maiden flight as well as the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), the Canadian robotic arm used extensively to assemble the ISS.

ESA career

In September 2001, Guidoni was assigned to ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) as crew support for the payloads to be developed for the Columbus Laboratory. Columbus and its payloads are the European contribution to the scientific research performed on board the International Space Station. He retired from active astronaut status in June 2004.

Member of the European Parliament

In June 2004 Guidoni was elected to the

IPRED2) on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights.[3]

Guidoni joined the Party of Italian Communists (PdCI) around 2004.[1] He led a tendency within PdCI called 'Unite the Left'.[4] Guidoni left PdCI in 2009.[1]

Present activity

Umberto Guidoni 2011 (ESA-ESRIN, Frascati)

In 2007 was the speaker of the radio program entitled “From the Sputnik to the Shuttle” (the series "At 8 in the evening" by Radio Rai 2), in which he retraced the main steps of the Space Era. In 2009, he presented another cycle of the same series where he narrated the epic history of the Apollo lunar missions. Starting from this program, in 2011, was published the book “From the Earth to the Moon”.[5]

Guidoni is involved in popularizing science and organizes events related to space. He has written articles and books including books for children such as "Martino on Mars", "Astrolibro" and the most recent published in 2019: "Voglio la LUNA" and "Guida per Giovani Astronauti".

Honours

On 15 April 1996, Guidoni was appointed Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[6] by Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy.

On 11 May 2001, he was promoted to Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[6] by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy.

For his first orbital flight (STS-75) in 1996, Guidoni also received the NASA Space Flight Medal

A second Space Flight Medal was awarded after his second space flight of 2001 (STS-100).

For his achievements in space, Guidoni received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2002.

The

10605 Guidoni[7]
discovered by V. Giuliani e F. Manca on 1996.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Il Giornalino. Guidoni lascia il PdCI
  2. ^ (ESA Page)
  3. ^ IPRED2 Directive (emend.16 on fair use)
  4. ^ Il Fatto Quotidiano. C’era una volta la Sinistra Arcobaleno
  5. ^ Dalla Terra alla Luna - From the Earth to the Moon
  6. ^ a b Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  7. ^ JPL Small Bodies Database

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