Who was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space, Franco Malerba or Philippe Perrin?
Franco Malerba Franco Egidio Malerba (born October 10, 1946, in Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy) is an astronaut. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space.
Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (born 15 July 1954) served as a Captain Regent of San Marino from April 1, 1981 to October 1, 1981. She served with Gastone Pasolini. She was the first female head of state of San Marino, and at age 26 one of the youngest. She later served as Director in the Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs, and has been non-resident Ambassador in the Ministry to France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Hungary.