Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni (born in Rome 18 August 1954) is an Italian politician and a former ESA astronaut. He is a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009. 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.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-75 PSP 22.02. - 09.03.1996 15d 17h 41m
2 STS-100 MSP 19.04. - 01.05.2001 11d 21h 31m
Total 27d 15h 12m
