Which astronaut was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009: Franco Malerba or Luca Parmitano?
Franco Malerba: Franco Egidio Malerba (born October 10, 1946, in Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy) is an astronaut. Luca Parmitano: Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). Luca Parmitano:  He was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009.
Luca Parmitano