Umberto Guidoni Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.”

“I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.”

“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.”