[085] PERSONNEL FILE
RETIRED / ESA
MAURIZIO CHELI
Italian Astronaut - Government
Time in Space
15d 17h 40m
Spacewalks
0
Missions
1
Age
66
External Resources
Biography
Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959) is an Italian air force officer, a European Space Agency astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission. He trained with the United States Air Force and was selected as an astronaut candidate by the European Space Agency in 1992. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Italian Air Force. He flew aboard STS-75 in 1996 as a mission specialist.
Born on May 4, 1959. Throughout a distinguished career, Maurizio Cheli has logged 15d 17h 40m in space across 1 mission.
Fact Sheet
Full Name
Maurizio Cheli
Nationality
Italian
Date of Birth
May 4, 1959
Age
66
Type
Government
Status
Retired
Agency
European Space Agency (ESA)
First Flight
1996
Last Flight
1996
Mission Statistics
Total Flights
1
Total Landings
1
Total Spacewalks
N/A
Cumulative Time in Space
15d 17h 40m
Cumulative EVA Time
0d
