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Walter Villadei is an Italian military officer. He graduated from the Academy of the Italian Air Force in Pozzuoli and holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Naples Federico II and a specialization in astronautical engineering from the University of Rome. He was trained as a cosmonaut in Russia. He first flew to space in June 2023 on the Galactic 01 mission. In January-February 2024, he spent 18 days at the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 3.

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1974 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, Italy, 

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  Galactic 01 ⓘ
  2021 crewed commerical suborbital spaceflight: first Virgin Galactic commercial flight

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  Axiom Mission 3 ⓘ
  private crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station in 2024

Italy, Galactic 01, 

1974-04-29T00:00:00Z

1974-04-29T00:00:00Z

1974 Walter Villadei

2023-06-29T00:00:00Z

2023-06-29T00:00:00Z

2023 Galactic 01

2024-01-18T00:00:00Z

2024-01-18T00:00:00Z

2024 Axiom Mission 3

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Frameless

Time01:11

Axiom Mission 3 crew

Walter Villadei

Axiom Mission 3 at the ISS

Axiom Mission 3 at the ISS (cropped)

Movie night aboard the International Space Station (53516030807)

Movie night aboard the International Space Station (53517346840)

Walter Villadei Astronauta

Walter Villadei Astronauta

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2023	Galactic 01	sub-orbital spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2024	Axiom Mission 3	private spaceflight, human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Time01:11		Commons
commons	image		Axiom Mission 3 crew		Commons
commons	image		Walter Villadei		Commons
commons	image		Axiom Mission 3 at the ISS		Commons
commons	image		Axiom Mission 3 at the ISS (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Movie night aboard the International Space Station (53516030807)		Commons
commons	image		Movie night aboard the International Space Station (53517346840)		Commons
commons	image		Walter Villadei Astronauta		Commons
commons	image		Walter Villadei Astronauta		Commons