Nationality Italian Mission insignia | Selection 1989 ESA Group Time in space 7d 23h 15m Name Franco Malerba | |
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Franco malerba il primo astronauta azzurro prima parte
Franco Egidio Malerba (born October 10, 1946, in Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy) is an astronaut. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space.
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- Franco malerba il primo astronauta azzurro prima parte
- Intervista a franco malerba
- Education
- Organizations
- Research Activities
- Industry experience
- Military experience
- Other skills
- Flying status
- Spaceflight experience
- References
Married to the former Marie-Aude Némo. They have one child. Recreational interests include mountaineering, skiing, and tennis. He is fluent in Italian, English, and French.
Intervista a franco malerba
Education
Organizations
Founding Member of the Italian Space Society.
Research Activities
Industry experience
Military experience
Reserve Officer, Marina Militare. Served in 1974-75 (Sottotenente Armi Navali); was assigned to the Destroyer San Giorgio as Science Lecturer to the Naval Academy, and then to the Mariperman Technical Center in La Spezia working on ELF transmission systems.
Other skills
Obtained scuba diving license from the Calypso Scuba Club, Geneva (1984).
Flying status
Obtained Private Pilot License (College Park, Washington, D.C., 1973) and then the equivalent Italian flying license.
Spaceflight experience
After selection in 1989 as a Payload Specialist by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and NASA, he became a staff member of ASI and was assigned to the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, for training. In September 1991, he was designated Prime Payload Specialist for the TSS-1 Space Shuttle mission. Malerba flew as the first Italian citizen in space on STS-46 (July 31, 1992 to August 7, 1992). He is now involved with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) manned space flight program follow-on activities.