Walter Villadei

Walter Villadei
Born	(1974-04-29) April 29, 1974 (age 50) Rome, Italy
Space career
Time in space	21 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes and 50 seconds
Missions	Galactic 01 Axiom Mission 3
Military career
Allegiance	Italy
Service/branch	Italian Air Force

Walter Villadei (born April 29, 1974) is an Italian military officer.^[1] He graduated from the 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. He was trained as a cosmonaut in Russia. He first flew to space in June 2023 on the Galactic 01 mission. In January-February 2024, he spent 18 days at the International Space Station as part of Axiom Mission 3.