ASTRONAUT

Franco Malerba

1946 - Today

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Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 October 1946 in Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the European Parliament. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space. In 1994, he was elected to the European Parliament on the lists of Forza Italia, serving until 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franco Malerba is the 252nd most popular astronaut (down from 175th in 2019). (down from 3,856th in 2019)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Franco Malerba ranks 252 out of 556. Before him are Hans Schlegel, Thomas Reiter, Story Musgrave, Takao Doi, Donald E. Williams, and Clayton Anderson. After him are Joseph P. Allen, Marsha Ivins, Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Robert A. Parker, Charles Bassett, and Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Franco Malerba ranks 627. Before him are Ivan Rybkin, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, Priit Pärn, Dimitrij Rupel, Sergio Gori, and María Teresa Ruiz. After him are John Urry, Valdomiro, Ram Vilas Paswan, Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Mordehai Milgrom, and Franz Xaver Kroetz.

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