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The following is a list of Italian astronauts who have traveled into space, sorted by date of first flight.

As of 2024, twelve Italians have been in space. Eight of those have made orbital flights, and five have made suborbital flights, Walter Villadei being the only Italian to make both. The first Italian in space was Franco Malerba in 1992. Roberto Vittori and Paolo Nespoli have both made three orbital spaceflights in their careers, which is the current record for Italian astronauts.

Orbital

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Image Name Mission Mission start Mission duration Space station Mission objectives Ref.
Franco Malerba STS-46 July 31, 1992 7 days Deployed ESA's European Retrievable Carrier satellite [1]
Maurizio Cheli STS-75 February 22, 1996 15 days Deployed the Italian Tethered Satellite System [2]
Umberto Guidoni STS-75 February 22, 1996 15 days Deployed the Italian Tethered Satellite System [2]
STS-100 April 19, 2001 11 days ISS Delivered Canadarm2 to the ISS [3]
Roberto Vittori Soyuz TM-34 / Soyuz TM-33 April 25, 2002 10 days ISS [4]
Soyuz TMA-6 / Soyuz TMA-5 April 15, 2005 10 days ISS [5]
STS-134 May 16, 2011 15 days ISS Delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station. [6]
Paolo Nespoli STS-120 October 23, 2007 15 days ISS ISS assembly [7]
Soyuz TMA-20 / Expedition 26 / Expedition 27 December 15, 2010 159 days ISS [8][9]
Soyuz MS-05 / Expedition 52 / Expedition 53 July 28, 2017 139 days ISS [10][11]
Luca Parmitano Soyuz TMA-09M / Expedition 36 / Expedition 37 May 28, 2013 166 days ISS [12][13]
Soyuz MS-13 / Expedition 60 / Expedition 61 July 20, 2019 200 days ISS [14][15]
Samantha Cristoforetti Soyuz TMA-15M / Expedition 42 / Expedition 43 November 23, 2014 200 days ISS Prepared a berthing slip prepared at the forward end of the Harmony connecting node [16][17]
SpaceX Crew-4 / Expedition 67 / Expedition 68 April 27, 2022 170 days ISS [18][19]
Walter Villadei Axiom Mission 3 January 18, 2024 21 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes ISS [20]

Suborbital

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Image Name Mission Flight date Comments Ref.
Pantaleone Carlucci Galactic 01 June 29, 2023 Reached an apogee of 85.1 km [21]
Angelo Landolfi Galactic 01 June 29, 2023 Reached an apogee of 85.1 km [21]
Nicola Pecile Galactic 01 June 29, 2023 Reached an apogee of 85.1 km [21]
Galactic 03 September 8, 2023 Reached an apogee of 88.56 km [22]
Galactic 06 January 26, 2024 Reached an apogee of 88.8 km [23]
Galactic 07 June 8, 2024 Reached an apogee of 87.5 km [24][25]
Walter Villadei Galactic 01 June 29, 2023 Reached an apogee of 85.1 km [21]
Ketty Maisonrouge Galactic 05 November 2, 2023 Reached an apogee of 87.2 km [26]
Giorgio Manenti Galactic 07 June 8, 2024 Reached an apogee of 87.5 km [27][25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (March 31, 2010). "STS-46". NASA. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "STS-75 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ "STS-100 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ "Soyuz ISS Missions" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-02.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE about the Soyuz TMA-6 manned spacecraft launch to the ISS". NPO Energia. April 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  6. ^ "STS-134 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ "STS-120 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ "Expedition 26 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  9. ^ "Expedition 27 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  10. ^ "Expedition 52 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  11. ^ "Expedition 53 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  12. ^ "Expedition 36 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  13. ^ "Expedition 37 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  14. ^ "Expedition 60 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  15. ^ "Expedition 61 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  16. ^ "Expedition 42 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  17. ^ "Expedition 43 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  18. ^ "Expedition 67 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  19. ^ "Expedition 68 - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  20. ^ "Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station - NASA". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  21. ^ a b c d Sheetz, Michael. "Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight in major step for space tourism company". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  22. ^ Virgin Galactic (2023-09-08). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FOURTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN FOUR MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  23. ^ Virgin Galactic (26 January 2024). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES 11TH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  24. ^ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (8 June 2024). "Galactic 07 was dropped and fired its rocket engine at about 1526:30 UTC and landed at around 1541 UTC. Apogee not yet known" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ a b "'Galactic 07' mission launch window opens June 8". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  26. ^ Virgin Galactic (2 November 2023). "VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SIXTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN SIX MONTHS". Virgin Galactic. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  27. ^ Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (8 June 2024). "Galactic 07 was dropped and fired its rocket engine at about 1526:30 UTC and landed at around 1541 UTC. Apogee not yet known" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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