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
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.
people experience
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.
power
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.
design government theend
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.
thetimes time
thetimes time history
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 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.
language experience
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.
order
And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.
chance
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.
food
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