Background
Nespoli, Paolo Angelo was born on April 6, 1957 in Milan. Son of Luigi and Maria Nespoli.
Nespoli, Paolo Angelo was born on April 6, 1957 in Milan. Son of Luigi and Maria Nespoli.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic University New York, 1988. Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Polytechnic University New York, 1989. Laurea in ingegneria meccanica, University degli Studi di Firenze, Italy, 1990.
Non-commissioned officer, parachute instructor Scuola Militare de Paracudutismo, Pisa, Italy, 1977—1980. Special forces operator 9° Btg d'Assalto "Col Moschin", Livorno, Italy. Member multinational peacekeeping force Italian Army, Beirut, 1982—1984, retired, 1987.
Design engineer Proel Tecnologie, Florence, Italy, 1989—1991. Member astronaut training division, European Astronaut Center European Space Agency, Cologne, Germany, 1991—1998. Member EUROMIR project European Space Technology Center, Noordwijk, Netherlands, 1995—1996.
Member spaceflight training division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1996—1998. Astronaut Italian Space Agency, 1998. Joined European Space Agency European astronaut corps European Astronaut Center, Colonge, Germany, 1998.
Astronaut, mission specialist candidate National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1998. Temporary assignment Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, 2004. Mission specialist STS-120 to International Space Station, 2006.
Mission specialist, European Space Agency astronaut STS-120 Discovery Mission to International Space Station, 2007.