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'{{Infobox astronaut | name =Paolo A. Nespoli<br><small>OMRI, OSSI</small> | image =Paolo A. Nespoli 2016.jpg |type =[[ESA]] Astronaut | status =Retired | nationality =Italian | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1957|4|6|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Milan]], Italy | occupation = [[Italian Army]] | rank = | selection =[[List of astronauts by selection#1998|1998 ESA Group]] | time = 313 days 2 hours 36 minutes | mission = [[STS-120]], [[Soyuz TMA-20]] ([[Expedition 26]]/[[Expedition 27|27]]), [[Soyuz MS-05]] ([[Expedition 52]]/[[Expedition 53|53]]) | insignia = [[Image:Sts-120-patch.svg|40px]] [[File:Soyuz-TMA-20-Mission-Patch.png|40px]] [[File:ISS Expedition 26 Patch.png|40px]] [[File:ISS Expedition 27 Patch.png|40px]] [[File:Soyuz-MS-05-Mission-Patch.png|40px]] [[File:ISS Expedition 52 Patch.svg|40px]] [[Image:ISS Expedition 53 Patch.png|40px]] | module = <center>{{Listen| embed=yes |filename = ESA-Astronaut-Paolo-Nespoli Voice-intro-ENG.flac |title = Nespoli's voice|type = speech |description = recorded aboard the [[International Space Station|ISS]] – the first content created in space specifically for use on [[Wikipedia]].<ref name="Mabbett">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/11/29/astronaut-spoken-voice/|title=Close encounters of the Wikipedia kind: Astronaut is first to specifically contribute to Wikipedia from space |website=Wikimedia Blog |access-date=2017-11-30 |first=Andy|last=Mabbett}}</ref> [Voice in his [[:File:ESA-Astronaut-Paolo-Nespoli Voice-intro-ITA.flac|native language]]]}}</center> |}} {{Infobox person | spouse =Alexandra Ryabova | children =2 (one daughter and one son) |}} 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|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]]/[[Expedition 27|27]] [[flight engineer]]. Nespoli's third spaceflight was on board [[Soyuz MS-05]], which launched in July 2017 for [[Expedition 52]]/[[Expedition 53|53]]. He was also the European Space Agency's oldest active astronaut prior to his retirement in 2019. ==Personal== Nespoli's hometown is [[Verano Brianza]], in northern Italy. He is married to Russian<ref>[https://magazinedonna.it/paolo-nespoli-dopo-samantha-cristoforetti-e-luca-parmitano-sara-lui-a-60-anni-il-prossimo-italiano-in-orbita/]</ref>Alexandra Ryabova and they have one daughter and a son. Nespoli enjoys Scuba diving, piloting aircraft, photography, building electronic equipment and computer software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nespoli.html|title=Biographical Data Paolo Angelo Nespoli|author=NASA|date=December 2010|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> He supports [[Serie A]] team [[Inter Milan|Inter]].<ref>https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2017/12/14/paolo-nespoli-terra-inter.html</ref> ==Education== He received his bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering in 1988 and his master's degree in 1989 in Aeronautics and Astronautics from [[Polytechnic Institute of New York University|Polytechnic University]] in New York. He is a professional engineer, a private pilot, an advanced [[scuba diver]] and a [[nitrox]] diver. Due to his military background, he is also a master parachutist, parachute instructor, jump master, high altitude low opening and [[Special Forces]] operator in the [[9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment]]. He joined the [[Italian Army]] in 1977. ==Awards== Nespoli has received the following awards: * 2007 [[NASA Space flin Medal]] * 2007 Commendatore [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]] * 2009 Cavaliere dell'[[Ordine della Stella della solidarietà italiana]] * 2015 ''America Award'' of the [[Italy-USA Foundation]] == Astronaut career == In July 1998, he was selected as an astronaut for [[Italian Space Agency]] (ASI) and in August 1998, Nespoli was assigned by the [[European Space Agency]] to train at NASA's [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. === STS-120 === [[Image:S120e006445.jpg|thumb|left|[[STS-120]] mission specialist Paolo Nespoli in the [[International Space Station]].]] On 23 October 2007 Paolo launched on board [[STS-120]] to the [[International Space Station]]; the [[Space Shuttle]] mission which delivered the ''[[Harmony Module|Harmony]]'' module (formerly known as Node 2) to the International Space Station. ''Harmony'' was built by [[Thales Alenia Space]] at its facility in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. He participated as a mission specialist and remained in space for 15 days, 2 hours and 23 minutes. During STS-120, he participated in the [[Esperia mission]] for the [[European Space Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/esaHS/ESAN0VZUMOC_astronauts_0.html|title=European Space Agency biography|publisher=European Space Agency|date=8 April 2011|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> === Expedition 26/27 'MagISStra' === [[File:ISS-26 Paolo Nespoli with Robonaut2.jpg|right|thumb|Expedition 26/27 flight engineer Paolo Nespoli poses with [[Robonaut 2]].]] Paolo Nespoli served as first flight engineer for [[Expedition 26]]/[[Expedition 27|27]], Europe's third six-month mission to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/magisstra/SEM7E6QOHEG_0.html|title=About the MagISStra mission|publisher=European Space Agency|date=14 December 2010|accessdate=13 March 2011}}</ref> On 15 December 2010 Nespoli flew aboard the [[Soyuz TMA-20]] spacecraft from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in [[Kazakhstan]] to the International Space Station with the Russian cosmonaut [[Dmitri Kondratyev]] and NASA's astronaut [[Catherine Coleman]]. The three members of the crew returned to Earth in 24 May 2011. This mission, dubbed ‘MagISStra’, is Paolo Nespoli's second flight in space. From 15 December 2010 to 24 May 2011, Paolo Nespoli's duties<ref name="MagISStra">{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/magisstra/|title=MagISStra Mission official website|publisher=European Space Agency|date=|accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref> aboard the ISS included participating in the docking operations to receive Europe's second [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]] (ATV-2) "Johannes Kepler", a visiting spacecraft that will deliver essential cargo to the Station. In early January, Nespoli filmed the majority of the footage for the documentary film ''[[First Orbit]]'', and as a result is credited as its [[Cinematographer|director of photography]]. Nespoli took part in the arrival of the second Japanese HII Transfer Vehicle ([[H-II Transfer Vehicle|HTV-2]]), an unmanned spacecraft used to resupply the ISS. He was the prime operator for berthing the HTV-2 to the ISS after the free-flying vehicle was captured by NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman. In May 2011, [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]] has delivered the [[Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer]] (AMS-02) to the ISS. During Nespoli's stint with Expedition 27, his mother, Maria, died on 4 May 2011. The crew observed 1 minute of silence the following day around the time of her funeral.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9RJZ57NG_index_0.html|title=Paolo Nespoli mourns his mother|publisher=European Space Agency|date=4 May 2011|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref> Paolo Nespoli carried out an intensive programme of experiments in the Station, ranging from radiation monitoring to measurements that could improve [[Petroleum extraction|oil recovery]] in petroleum reservoirs. The mission scientific programme covered different fields on human research, fluid physics, radiation, biology and technology demonstrations. Nespoli contributed to the scientific exploitation of Europe's Columbus laboratory. As an astronaut, he carried out several experiments for ESA, NASA and also the Japanese and Canadian space agencies. During the mission, Paolo participated in some educational activities: the educational programme [http://trainlikeanastronaut.org/ "Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut"] which gave children the chance to follow an international initiative built around health, well-being and nutrition. He also participated in a greenhouse activity in space. Nespoli used ESA's novel 3D camera to show images of the ISS. As Paolo left the ISS on 23 May 2011 in the [[Soyuz TMA-20]] he was able to take the first pictures of a space shuttle docked with the ISS from the perspective of a Russian [[Soyuz spacecraft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/e27depart.html|work=International Space Station|publisher=NASA|accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref> ===Expedition 52/53 and the VITA mission=== Nespoli is part of Expedition 52/53, which started in 2017. He launched on [[Soyuz MS-05]] on July 28, 2017 15:41 UTC.<ref name=sfi-20170728>{{cite news |title= ISS crew size increases to 6 with Soyuz MS-05 docking |url=http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/iss/iss-crew-size-increases-6-soyuz-ms-05-docking/ |work=Spaceflight Insider |first=Derek |last=Richardson |date=28 July 2017 |access-date=29 July 2017}}</ref> Nespoli's mission to the ISS is called '''VITA'''. Vita is an acronym for Vitality, Innovation, Technology and Ability. In addition, in Italian it means life, reflecting the scientific experiments and the technologies needed for life in space. Additional activities will include outreach like Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut, the European Astro Pi Challenge (where European students run their own code on Raspberry Pi mini computers installed on the ISS).<ref name=VITA>{{cite web | url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/VITA_mission_Paolo_Nespoli | title =VITA mission Paolo Nespoli | publisher = [[ESA]] | date =July 11, 2017 }}</ref> ====VITA mission logo==== The mission's logo was developed and created jointly by [[ESA]], [[Italian Space Agency]], and Nespoli. The overall circle represent the planet Earth, with the main objectives linked by a symbol which is a reformulation of the [[infinity]] symbol, called "Third paradise" and designed by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Connected inside are a [[DNA]] strand for the scientific experiments, a book for education, outreach and culture, and Earth as a symbol of humanity. The colors represent the Italian flag.<ref name="Vita logo">{{cite web | url=http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/11/Vita_logo | title = VITA mission Logo | publisher = [[ESA]] | date =November 24, 2016 }}</ref> ====Mission highlights==== During the VITA Mission Nespoli completed more than 60 experiments.<ref name="landing"/> He also recorded the first content created in space specifically for use on [[Wikipedia]].<ref name="Mabbett" /> During his first month in orbit Nespoli acted as cinematographer for National Geographic Channel's [[One Strange Rock]], filming the sequences with astronaut [[Peggy Whitson]] which appear in episode 10 of the series <ref>{{cite web|title=How two astronauts helped shoot Darren Aronofsky’s new TV series from space|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17155764/darren-aronofsky-one-strange-rock-international-space-station-footage-paolo-nespoli-peggy-whitson/|publisher=The Verge|accessdate=26 March 2018}}</ref>. Nespoli returned to Earth on December 14, 2017. The [[Soyuz MS-05]] landed on 8:38 UTC.<ref name="landing">{{cite news|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/soyuz-ms-05-journey-back-earth/ |title=Soyuz MS-05 returns crew back to Earth| author=Chris Bergin |date=December 14, 2017 |publisher= nasaspaceflight.com}}</ref> The duration of the mission was 138 days, 16 hours, 56 minutes and 37 seconds.<ref name="spacefacts53">{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/iss/english/exp_53.htm| title=Expedition 53 |publisher=spacefacts.de}}</ref> ==References== {{Include-NASA}} {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Paolo_Nespoli ESA profile page] *[http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Esperia/Name_and_designer_logo_revealed_for_Paolo_Nespoli_s_Shuttle_mission_to_the_ISS Name and designer logo revealed for Paolo Nespoli’s Shuttle mission to the ISS] *[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nespoli.html NASA Biography] *[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/nespoli_paolo.htm Spacefacts biography of Paolo A. Nespoli] * {{twitter}} {{ESA Astronaut Groups}} {{NASA Astronaut Group 17}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nespoli, Paolo A.}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Italian astronauts]] [[Category:Italian soldiers]] [[Category:Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni]] [[Category:People from Milan]] [[Category:Space Shuttle program astronauts]]'