ASTRONAUT

Maurizio Cheli

1959 - Today

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Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959, in Zocca) is an Italian air force officer, a European Space Agency 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 in 1988 at the Empire Test Pilots' School, England. He was awarded the McKenna Trophy as the best student on his course, as well as the Sir Alan Cobham Award for the highest standard of flying and the Hawker Hunter Trophy for he best Preview Handling report. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurizio Cheli has received more than 47,472 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Maurizio Cheli is the 350th most popular astronaut (up from 367th in 2019), the 4,334th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,053rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Astronaut.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Maurizio Cheli ranks 350 out of 556. Before her are George Nelson, Stephen Robinson, David Wolf, Mary Ellen Weber, Scott Altman, and Don L. Lind. After her are Kathryn P. Hire, Evgeny Tarelkin, Douglas G. Hurley, Andrei Borisenko, Leroy Chiao, and Jean-François Clervoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Maurizio Cheli ranks 559. Before her are Mairead McGuinness, Scott Altman, Dale Midkiff, Takeaki Matsumoto, Sandy West, and Patrizio Oliva. After her are Kathryn P. Hire, Juan Carlos Letelier, Mark Romanek, Pamela Fryman, Everton Nogueira, and Nick Searcy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Maurizio Cheli ranks 4,334 out of 5,161. Before her are Alessandro Birindelli (1974), Fabio Borini (1991), Danilo D'Ambrosio (1988), Patrizio Oliva (1959), Andrea Bargnani (1985), and Gianluca Lapadula (1990). After her are Valentina Cervi (1976), Benito Sarti (1936), Federico Marchetti (1983), Hachim Mastour (1998), Fabio Liverani (1976), and Marco Albarello (1960).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In Italy

Among astronauts born in Italy, Maurizio Cheli ranks 6. Before her are Michael Collins (1930), Samantha Cristoforetti (1977), Paolo Nespoli (1957), Roberto Vittori (1964), and Umberto Guidoni (1954). After her are Luca Parmitano (1976).

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