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> [And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-the-first-flight-of-the-tether-satellite-happened-in-92-and-i-was/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

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## More by Umberto Guidoni

> [And so, I will be probably, since I am not involved in all the activity, I will have some spare time to devote to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-so-i-will-be-probably-since-i-am-not-involved-in-all-the-activity/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [I started this whole endeavor really. And at the beginning we had the selection in Italy. And that was pretty much among people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/i-started-this-whole-endeavor-really-and-at-the-beginning-we-had-the/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And just when we were at the end of our design process there was the news that the Italian government and the U.S. government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-just-when-we-were-at-the-end-of-our-design-process-there-was-the/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And so, in case we have contingencies and things that we cannot accomplish within the duration of the space walk, we have a buffer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-so-in-case-we-have-contingencies-and-things-that-we-cannot/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/when-this-space-walk-will-be-completed-then-the-arm-will-be-fully/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/i-was-i-remember-i-still-remember-when-the-first-time-i-pointed-the/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [In particular, this arm has 7 degrees-of-freedom that makes the overall motion of the arm very complex so that, before you start driving the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/in-particular-this-arm-has-7-degrees-of-freedom-that-makes-the/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And then my chance really happened in 1996 when we added the second flight of the tether satellite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-then-my-chance-really-happened-in-1996-when-we-added-the-second/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/i-remember-i-was-15-years-old-when-neil-armstrong-put-feet-in-the-moon/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And since Italy was involved in the space station as well as signed an agreement with NASA. And when the possibility to enter the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-since-italy-was-involved-in-the-space-station-as-well-as-signed/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And not only that but... when the station is completed, there will be an international crew made of astronauts coming from different cultural experiences,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-not-only-that-but-when-the-station-is-completed-there-will-be-an/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And then I graduate two years later, in 1998, with my class. And, since then I've been here in Houston for training basically. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-then-i-graduate-two-years-later-in-1998-with-my-class-and-since/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [And the first flight of the tether satellite happened in '92, and I was the backup on that flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/and-the-first-flight-of-the-tether-satellite-happened-in-92-and-i-was/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [At that point, there will be the handover between the shuttle arm and the station arm so that the shuttle arm will take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/at-that-point-there-will-be-the-handover-between-the-shuttle-arm-and/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

> [Well, we have two major goals. The most important one is to get the station arm on board the station, because that's this really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-guidoni/well-we-have-two-major-goals-the-most-important-one-is-to-get-the/)

[Umberto Guidoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-guidoni/)

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