And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite. Umberto Guidoni addchanceflight Change image and share on social
I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon. Umberto Guidoni armstrongfootmoon Change image and share on social
And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer, I mean, in order to be able to complete the... what we want to accomplish. Umberto Guidoni accomplishbuffercase share on social
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. Umberto Guidoni astronautcomecommon share on social
Also we will be carrying food and clothes for the Expedition Two crew. And as well as spare parts for the EVA that will be conducted from the station in the following months. Umberto Guidoni carryclotheconduct Change image and share on social
At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the cradle and put it into the cargo bay. Umberto Guidoni armbaycargo Change image and share on social
And just when we were at the end of our design process there was the news that the Italian government and the U.S. government had signed an agreement to fly the first Italian astronaut on that flight. Umberto Guidoni agreementastronautdesign Change image and share on social
And then I graduate two years later, in 1998, with my class. And, since then I've been here in Houston for training basically. And I was very happy to be assigned to this mission. Umberto Guidoni assignbasicallyclass Change image and share on social
When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm. Umberto Guidoni activityarmcomplete Change image and share on social
