And not only that but... when the station is completed, there will be an international crew made of astronauts coming from different cultural experiences, speaking different languages, but working together for a common goal.

In 2001 Guidoni participated in the Space Shuttle's STS-100 mission being the first European on board International Space Station (ISS). He is a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. Present activity

In 2007 was the speaker of the radio program entitled “From the Sputnik to the Shuttle” (the series "At 8 in the evening" by Radio Rai 2) in which he retraced the main steps of the Space Era.

He is a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009. Umberto Guidoni (born in Rome 18 August 1954) is an Italian politician and a former ESA astronaut.