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 Dai satelliti agli elicotteri

passando per le stelle:

quando i sogni diventano realtà

Dott.ssa Donatella Ricci

 From satellites to helicopters

passing through the stars:

when dreams come true

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La mia strada e la mia passione

My way and my passion

the beginning of everything...

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La mia strada e la mia passione

gives you new eyes…

you will really be amazed!

teaches you how to think

You will acquire an incredible method

My way and my passion

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Identify your passion

Follow your passion

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1989 PHYSICS degree

Astrophysics

1990 Scholarship

Pasadena (CA)

Jet propulsion Lab (JPL)

La mia strada e la mia passione

My way and my passion

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La mia strada e la mia passione

My way and my passion

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Overcome obstacles

keep the direction

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1992/ 1995 America/Italy scholarships

1992-1996 PhD Physics

@Rome

La mia strada e la mia passione

1990 Scholarship

Pasadena (CA)

Jet propulsion Lab (JPL)

1989 PHYSICS degree

Astrophysics

My way and my passion

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La mia strada e la mia passione

My way and my passion

Accretion of material around a black hole leaving a signature in the xray sky

Satellites observing sky in the xray band, looking for signatures of black holes

Binary system of a black hole orbiting with a massive star

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1996-2008

Telespazio

La mia strada e la mia passione

1989 PHYSICS degree

Astrophysics

1990 Scholarship

Pasadena (CA)

Jet propulsion Lab (JPL)

1992-1996 PhD Physics

@Rome

1992/ 1995 America/Italy scholarships

My way and my passion

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1996-2008 Telespazio

Telespazio Satellite Control center

BeppoSAX Satellite for observing sky in the Xray band -

First Italian Astronomical satellite

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2008-2012

Selex Galileo

La mia strada e la mia passione

1996-2008

Telespazio

1989 PHYSICS degree

Astrophysics

1990 Scholarship

Pasadena (CA)

Jet propulsion Lab (JPL)

1992-1996 PhD Physics

@Rome

1992/ 1995 America/Italy scholarships

My way and my passion

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2008-2012 Selex Galileo

SELEX GALILEO – Flight simulator facilities

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2013-today Leonardo Elicotteri

La mia strada e la mia passione

1996-2008

Telespazio

1989 PHYSICS degree

Astrophysics

1990 Scholarship

Pasadena (CA)

Jet propulsion Lab (JPL)

1992-1996 PhD Physics

@Rome

1992/ 1995 America/Italy scholarships

2008-2012

Selex Galileo

My way and my passion

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2013-today Leonardo Elicotteri

Helicopter NH90 – Leonardo Helicopter division

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LEONARDO AMBASSADOR

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2006-2007

Fixed wing / gyroplane / helicopter license

2014

Flight Instructor

2000

Hot air balloon License

La mia strada e la mia passione

My way and my passion

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Hot air balloon

Fixed wing

gyroplane

helicopter

Flight Instructor

La mia passione e il mio sogno

My passion and my dream

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il mio sogno piu’ grande

my biggest dream

2000 - Selection for Italian Astronaut inside the European Team

2009 – Samantha Cristoforetti –

Italian Astronaut in the European Team

9 years later!!

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Not the «right» moment

Accept the failure

Change your mind

Keep following your passion

FAIL = First Attempt In Learning

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2001

ASI Astronaut selection

8 nov 2015

WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD with gyroplane

La mia strada e la mia passione

2006-2007

Fixed wing / gyroplane / helicopter license

2014

Flight Instructor

2000

Hot air balloon License

My way and my passion

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WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD

with gyroplane

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32.000-36.000 ft

22.000-25.000 ft

19.500ft

1.000ft

10.000ft

27.556 ft

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Aug 02

10.000 FT

Aug 09

13.000 FT

Sept 13

14.457 FT

Sept 20

20.611 FT

Oct 11

20.943 FT

Oct 24

24.894 FT

Oct 31

26.380 FT

Nov 07

26.737 FT

Nov 08

27.556 FT

Climbing...

4 months & 9 flights

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WORLD RECORD

FOR A GYROPLANE

8.399 meter above the ground

Versione Inglese

in ebook

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I limiti

esistono

nell’anima

di chi è a corto

di sogni

Limits

exist

in the soul

of those who are short of dreams

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