Paolo Nespoli

Major Paolo Angelo Nespoli 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. He was also the European Space Agency's oldest active astronaut prior to his retirement in 2019.

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1957  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Paolo Angelo Nespoli
astronaut, paratrooper, amateur radio operator, engineer, Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 17, Italy, 

NASA Astronaut Group 17, 

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  Expedition 53 ⓘ
  Long-duration spaceflight

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  STS-120 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  Expedition 26 ⓘ
  mission to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-20 ⓘ
  long-duration Roscosmos spaceflight to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 27 ⓘ
  mission to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 52 ⓘ
  long-duration mission to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz MS-05 ⓘ
  Russian crewed flight to the ISS

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  Vita ⓘ
  European space mission

Italy, NASA Astronaut Group 17, 

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1957 Paolo Nespoli

2007-10-23T00:00:00Z

2007-10-23T00:00:00Z

2007 STS-120

2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

2010 — 2011 Expedition 26

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2010-12-15T00:00:00Z

2010 Soyuz TMA-20

2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

2011 Expedition 27

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2017-09-02T00:00:00Z

2017 Expedition 52

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2017 Soyuz MS-05

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2017-12-14T00:00:00Z

2017 Vita

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Space Station Haircut ISS026-E-017715 (15 Jan. 2011)

Paolo A. Nespoli showing off his Spiderman skills

Paolo nespoli v3

Space Station Haircut ISS026-E-017715 (15 Jan. 2011)

Paolo nespoli v3

Nespoli

Paolo A. Nespoli showing off his Spiderman skills

Nespoli

S120E008022 - STS-120 - Nespoli on ergometer on middeck - DPLA - daf021ec3d7e5810911e17b1f69bf6a0

S120E008022 - STS-120 - Nespoli on ergometer on middeck - DPLA - daf021ec3d7e5810911e17b1f69bf6a0

• Paolo Nespoli returns to solid ground: conclusion of his ISS mission - Wikinews article, Italian, 2011

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight		Expedition 53	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2007	STS-120	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2010	Expedition 26	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2010	Soyuz TMA-20	human spaceflight, Soyuz-TMA	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2011	Expedition 27	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2017	Expedition 52	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2017	Soyuz MS-05	human spaceflight, Soyuz MS	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2017	Vita	space mission	Wikidata
commons	image		Space Station Haircut ISS026-E-017715 (15 Jan. 2011)		Commons
commons	image		Paolo A. Nespoli showing off his Spiderman skills		Commons
commons	image		Paolo nespoli v3		Commons
commons	image		Space Station Haircut ISS026-E-017715 (15 Jan. 2011)		Commons
commons	image		Paolo nespoli v3		Commons
commons	image		Nespoli		Commons
commons	image		Paolo A. Nespoli showing off his Spiderman skills		Commons
commons	image		Nespoli		Commons
commons	image		S120E008022 - STS-120 - Nespoli on ergometer on middeck - DPLA - daf021ec3d7e5810911e17b1f69bf6a0		Commons
commons	image		S120E008022 - STS-120 - Nespoli on ergometer on middeck - DPLA - daf021ec3d7e5810911e17b1f69bf6a0		Commons