I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that had held previous experience in that particular satellite. So, I was in that, in a good position then. Umberto Guidoni beginendeavorexperience share on social
And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight. Umberto Guidoni backupflighthappen Change image and share on social
And since Italy was involved in the space station as well as signed an agreement with NASA. And when the possibility to enter the 1996 Mission Specialist class. Umberto Guidoni agreementclassenter Change image and share on social
But, what we need to get out of the first EVA is to have the arm completely unfolded and powered so that they can keep the temperature under control. That will really the call of the first EVA. Umberto Guidoni armcallcompletely Change image and share on social
For the first time in history all the major countries in the world are pushing together to reach this goal... building something in space that is really for all humankind. Umberto Guidoni buildcountrygoal Change image and share on social
I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the rings. It was a beautiful image. Umberto Guidoni beautifulimagepoint Change image and share on social
Well, we have two major goals. The most important one is to get the station arm on board the station, because that's this really milestone in the space station building since from now on they will be using this arm to continue building the space station. Umberto Guidoni armboardbuild share on social
And so, I will be probably, since I am not involved in all the activity, I will have some spare time to devote to document all this busy part of the flight. Umberto Guidoni activitybusydevote Change image and share on social
In particular, this arm has 7 degrees-of-freedom that makes the overall motion of the arm very complex so that, before you start driving the arm, you should be very familiar with all the position it can get. Umberto Guidoni armcomplexdegree share on social
During that space walk there will be some repositioning of the power so that the arm can be fully controlled by the robotic station that is in the Lab. Umberto Guidoni armcontrolfully Change image and share on social
