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This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds.Andrea Patassa (born 1991) is an Italian test pilot and astronaut. He holds the rank of captain in the Italian Air Force and serves at the Italian Air Force’s Reparto Sperimentale di Volo in Pratica di Mare. He is a member of the Astronaut Reserve for the 2022 European Space Agency Astronaut Group.[1]
Early life and education
editPatassa grew up in the town Spoleto, in the Province of Perugia of central Italy. He attended liceo scientifico Alessandro Volta, in Spoleto.[2]
In 2010, Patassa joined the Air Force and attended the Accademia Aeronautica in Pozzuoli. He completed a master’s degree in Aeronautical Science at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. In 2014, he studied abroad at the French Air Force Academy in Salon-de-Provence in 2014.[1]
Career
editPatassa served as an operational pilot flying the Eurofighter, participating in international operations in Lithuania and the Middle East.[3] In 2022 he graduated as a test pilot from the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, in California.[1]
In November 2022, he succeeded in the selection process of the European Space Agency among more than 22.500 applicants from all over Europe and became a member of the Astronaut Reserve for the European Astronaut Corps.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Andrea Patassa". www.esa.int.
- ^ "Da Spoleto allo spazio. Andrea Patassa tra i "riservisti" dell'Esa". La Nazione. November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Andrea Patassa". Festival dello Spazio.