PART 2. The astronaut Gregory Linteris and the Friulian flag (l’astronaute Gregory Linteris e la bandiere furlane).
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Gregory al è nassût tal New Jersey di doi emigrâts furlans: Luigi Linteris di San Zuan di Cjasarse e Elena Maria Alfenore di Prodolon di San Vît dal Tiliment. Al passe agns a studiâ: une lauree a Princeton, un master a Stanford, un dotorât in inzegnarie mechaniche e aerospaziâl; e dopo selezions e adestraments une vore dûrs al devente pilote dai shuttle da la NASA. Cussì, ai 4 di Avrîl dal 1997 {ai cuatri di Avrîl dal mil nûfcent e novantesiet}, juste la dì dopo de Fieste de Patrie, al monte sul shuttle pe mission sientifiche STS-83 {ese-ti-ese-otantetrê} e si puarte daûr la bandiere dal Friûl. Galatic, nomo? Gregory al à ereditât dai gjenitôrs l’amôr pe sô tiere: il prin astronaute Made in Friûl e Born in the USA.
Gregory was born in New Jersey of two Friulian emigrants: Luigi Linteris from San Zuan di Cjasarse and Elena Maria Alfenore from Prodolon di San Vît dal Tiliment. He spent years studying: a bachelor’s at Princeton, a master’s at Stanford, a doctorate in mechanical and aerospace engineering; and after very tough selections and training, he became a NASA shuttle pilot. So, on 4 April 1997, the day right after the Fieste de Patrie, he boarded the shuttle for scientific mission STS-83 and brought along the Friulian flag. Galactic, isn’t it? Gregory inherited from his parents a love for his homeland: the first astronaut Made in Friûl and Born in the USA.
Al passe, al devente, al monte, si puarte daûr: These are all in the present tense. Friulian often uses the present tense when recounting historical facts: he spends, he becomes, he boards, he brings along.
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