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ASI-2 astronaut group, 1989

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Requirement: Italian astronauts for missions aboard Hermes, Mir, and Shuttle.

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Rossitto Italian physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986.
Batalli-Cosmovici Italian physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1989-1992.
Malerba Italian biologist payload specialist astronaut 1989-1992. First Italian astronaut. ESA; STS-46 Mission TSS-1.
Santonico Italian engineer cosmonaut, 1990-1993.
Taccino Italian physician payload specialist astronaut, 1990-1993. Professor. Selected by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as one of the five Italian astronaut candidates for a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut selection.
Ongaro Italian engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1990-1993.
Silve French engineer cosmonaut, 1990-1993. Pilot, French Navy Selected for French astronaut team.
Cheli Italian test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1992-1996. Was married to astronaut Marianne Merchez.