List of Italian Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Cheli, Maurizio
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Mission Specialist 2

Guidoni, Umberto
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Payload Specialist 1
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 4

Malerba, Franco
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-46 July 31, 1992 August 8, 1992 Payload Specialist 1

Nespoli, Paolo
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 STS-120 October 23, 2007 November 7, 2007 Mission Specialist 4 (Esperia Mission)
ISS Crew 26/27 December 15, 2010
(Soyuz TMA-20)
May 24, 2011
(Soyuz TMA-20)
ISS 26/27 Flight Engineer 5 (MagISStra Mission)

Vittori, Roberto
(Current Cosmonaut)
M 3 Soyuz TM-34 April 25, 2002 May 5, 2002 Flight Engineer (Macro Polo Mission)
Soyuz TMA-6 April 15, 2005 April 24, 2005 Flight Engineer (ENEIDE Mission)
STS-134 May 16, 2011 June 1, 2011 Mission Specialist 2 (DAMA Mission)

No Flights
Batalli-Cosmovici, Cristiano
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 ASI Group 1 - Selected in November 1984 - Retired in 1986
ASI Group 2 - Selected in February 1989 - Retired on August 8, 1992

Cristoforetti, Samantha
(Current Astronaut)
F 0 ESA Group 3 - Selected on May 20, 2009

Lorenzoni, Andrea
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 ASI Group 1
Selected in November 1984 - Retired in 1986

Ongaro, Franco
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Parmitano, Luca
(Current Astronaut)
M 0 ESA Group 3 - Selected on May 20, 2009

Santonico, Stefano
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Takkino, Roberto
(Cosmonaut Candidate)
M 0 1990 ASI Cosmonaut Candidate Group

Urbani, Luca
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-78 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (ASI Group 3)
Selected on May 8, 1995 - Retired on July 7, 1996

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Updated - December 10, 2011