Maurizio Cheli
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| ESA Astronaut | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 4 May 1959 Modena, Italy |
| Occupation1 | Test Pilot |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, Italian Air Force |
| Space time | 15d 17h 41m |
| Selection | 1992 ESA Group |
| Mission(s) | STS-75 |
| Mission insignia |  |
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Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959) is an Italian astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.
A native of Modena, Cheli attended the Italian Air Force Academy and trained as a test pilot. He studied geophysics at the University of Rome La Sapienza and earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Houston. He trained significantly with the United States Air Force and was selected as an astronaut candidate by the European Space Agency in 1992. He holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Italian Air Force. He flew aboard STS-75 in 1996 as a mission specialist.
He is married to fellow former ESA astronaut Marianne Merchez.
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