Rodolfo Neri Vela
Mexican scientist and astronaut (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985.[1] He is the second Latin American to have traveled to space after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
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Rodolfo Neri Vela | |
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Born | (1952-02-19) February 19, 1952 (age 72) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BS) University of Essex (MS) University of Birmingham (PhD) |
Occupation | Engineer |
Space career | |
NASA Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 6d 21h 04m |
Selection | 1985 NASA Group |
Missions | STS-61-B |
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