Who was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space, Franco Malerba or Philippe Perrin?
Philippe Perrin Philippe Perrin (Colonel, French Air Force) (born January 6, 1963) is a French test pilot and former CNES and European Space Agency astronaut.
Max Valier Max Valier (February 9, 1895 – May 17, 1930) was an Austrian rocketry pioneer. He helped found the German "Verein für Raumschiffahrt" (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") that would bring together many of the minds that would later make spaceflight a reality in the 20th century.