Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni OMRI | |
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Guidoni in 2001 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1954 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Party of Italian Communists (2004-2009) |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist, Science writer |
| Space career | |
| ASI/ESA astronaut | |
Time in space | 27d 15h 12m |
| Selection | 1996 NASA Group (16) |
| Missions | STS-75, STS-100 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | June 2004 |
Umberto Guidoni (born 18 August 1954 in Rome) is an Italian astrophysicist, science writer and a former ESA astronaut, being the first European to visit the International Space Station. He is a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009, with the Group of the European United Left (GUE/NGL).