Biography
Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli (born 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 on board Soyuz MS-05, which launched in July 2017 for Expedition 52/53. He was also the European Space Agency's oldest active astronaut prior to his retirement in 2019.
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GenderMale
Birthday1957-04-06 (67 years old)
Birth NamePaolo Angelo Nespoli
Birth PlaceVerano Brianza, Milano, Italy
CitizenshipsItaly
AwardsNASA Space Flight Medal, Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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