Umberto Guidoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Umberto Guidoni

Italian astronaut

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1954

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Profession: astronaut, politician, physicist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Umberto Guidoni (born 18 August 1954 in Rome) is an Italian astrophysicist, science writer and a former ESA astronaut, being the first European to visit the International Space Station.
He is a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.
He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009, elected within the Party of Italian Communists.