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Paolo Nespoli

1957 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Nespoli is the 300th most popular astronaut (down from 198th in 2019), the 4,107th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,727th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Paolo Nespoli ranks 300 out of 556. Before him are Eugene H. Trinh, Soichi Noguchi, Nie Haisheng, José M. Hernández, Roberto Vittori, and Aleksandr Lazutkin. After him are Ellen Ochoa, Oleg Kotov, Bjarni Tryggvason, Janice E. Voss, S. David Griggs, and John M. Lounge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Paolo Nespoli ranks 445. Before him are Cyril Collard, Ľubomír Ftáčnik, Philippe Riboud, Martin Luther King III, Adolphe Muzito, and Aleksandr Lazutkin. After him are Milton Cruz, Donny Osmond, Kevin Von Erich, Chris Lewis, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Lília Cabral.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Nespoli ranks 4,108 out of 5,161. Before him are Alice Rohrwacher (1981), Lamberto Dalla Costa (1920), Roberto Vittori (1964), Ivo Stefanoni (1936), Pier Ferdinando Casini (1955), and Piermario Morosini (1986). After him are Bianca Maria Piccinino (1924), Alessandro Barbero (1959), Fabrizio Barbazza (1963), Mark Iuliano (1973), Dave Rodgers (1963), and Alessio Tacchinardi (1975).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Italy

Among astronauts born in Italy, Paolo Nespoli ranks 4. Before him are Michael Collins (1930), Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), and Roberto Vittori (1964). After him are Umberto Guidoni (1954), Maurizio Cheli (1959), and Luca Parmitano (1976).

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