Franco Malerba

Social : None | End a program of study 1973 (Private pilots license) | Social : None | Joined group 1974 (Italian Navy, two years) | Work : None | Gain social status 1977 (Chosen into the astronaut program) | Social : None | End a program of study 1984 (Licensed scuba diver) | Work : None | New Job 1989 (Payload specialist) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 31 July 1992 (Astronaut flight STS-46) | Work : None | End Major Project 7 August 1992 (Interspace flight ended) | Traits : Mind | Education extensive (Doctorate) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (One son) | Lifestyle : Social Life | Outdoors (Scuba diving, flying) | Lifestyle : Social Life | Sports (Skiing, mountaineering) | Vocation : Education | Researcher (Research fellow, Bethesda) | Vocation : Military | Military service (Italian Navy) | Vocation : Travel | Astronaut