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{{Short description|Italian Air Force pilot and astronaut (born 1974)}}
{{infobox astronaut
|name = Walter Villadei
|image=Walter Villadei.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|29}}
|birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
|module = {{infobox military person
|embed = yes
|allegiance = [[Italy]]
|branch = [[Italian Air Force]]
}}
|missions =
[[Galactic 01]]<br/>[[Axiom Mission 3]]
|space_time = 21 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes and 50 seconds
|insignia=}}
'''Walter Villadei'''
==Career==
▲'''Walter Villadei''' is an Italian military officer, born on April 29, 1974, in [[Rome]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=12 April 2022|date=29 January 2022|language=ru|title=Walter Villadei|url=https://astronaut.ru/as_italy/text/villadei.htm|website=astronaut.ru}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref>. He graduated from the [[Accademia Aeronautica|Academy]] of the [[Italian Air Force]] in [[Pozzuoli]] and holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the [[University of Naples Federico II]] and a specialization in astronautical engineering from the University of Rome. Although he has never flown in space, he was trained as a cosmonaut in Russia. It is planned for him to fly into space in late 2023 as part of an [[Axiom Space]] mission.
Villadei began his career in 1998 at the 46th Aerial Transport Brigade in Pisa, where he worked on aircraft maintenance and several operational deployments abroad until 2003. He was then assigned to the Air Staff in Rome, within the Office of Advanced Technologies and UAV Programs. He earned a master's degree in satellites and orbital platforms in 2005 and represented the Air Staff on the Space Programs Defense Committee (technical level). In 2011, he was assigned to the new Space Policy Office established within the 3rd Department of the Air Staff. In 2014, he was appointed by the Presidency of the council as the national delegate to the European Commission for support and monitoring of space.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 October 2019|language=it|title=Spazio: concluso in Russia addestramento di sopravvivenza in mare del T.Col. Villadei|url=http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/comunicazione/notizie/Pagine/cosmonauta.aspx|website=[[Aeronautica Militare]]}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref>
In 2008, Villadei began his
Villadei is also a regular lecturer at the [[Sapienza University of Rome]] and "[[University of Rome Tor Vergata|Tor Vergata]]" on "Experimentation in Space" and "Space Systems." He graduated from the Senior Courses of the [[NATO Defense College]] in 2017.
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Since September 2017, Villadei has been the head of the "Space Policy and Operations" office in the General Directorate of Space of the Air Staff. He is also a member of the scientific committee of the [[Italian Space Agency]].
In 2021, he was selected to fly into space on the [[Galactic 01|Virgin Galactic Unity 23]] flight on a [[SpaceShipTwo]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 September 2021|date=2 September 2021|language=en|title=Virgin Galactic Announces First Commercial Research Mission|url=https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-announces-first-commercial-research-mission/|website=[[Virgin Galactic]]}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> The mission was later renamed Galactic 01.
In 2022, he was selected for training in Houston to prepare for a future space flight with [[Axiom Space]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=13 January 2022|date=11 January 2022|language=en|title=Axiom Space to train Italian Air Force’s Col. Walter Villadei as professional astronaut for future space mission|url=https://www.axiomspace.com/news/italian-air-force-colonel-first-axiom-professional-astronaut-begins-training|website=[[Axiom Space]]}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
The same year, as part of an agreement between Axiom Space and the Italian Ministry of Technological Innovation and Digital Transition, Walter Villadei was selected as a
▲The same year, as part of an agreement between Axiom Space and the Italian Ministry of Technological Innovation and Digital Transition, Walter Villadei was selected as a reserve crew member for the [[Axiom Mission 2]], and an initial agreement was signed for a reservation on a mission scheduled for the end of 2023<ref>{{cite web|access-date=25 May 2022|date=25 May 2022|language=en|title=Axiom Space and Italian Government Sign Historic MOU to Expand Commercial Utilization of Space|url=https://www.axiomspace.com/news/axiom-space-and-italian-government-sign-historic-mou-to-expand-commercial-utilization-of-space|website=[[Axiom Space]]}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref>.
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[[Category:Italian Air Force personnel]]
[[Category:Italian astronauts]]
[[Category:Italian aviators]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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