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First person from Latin America to fly in space. First person of African descent in space. First Cuban in space. Soyuz 38 (September 18, 1980) 2 Rodolfo Neri Vela February 19, 1952 Mexico: First Mexican in space. STS-61-B (November 26, 1985) 3 Franklin Chang-Diaz April 5, 1950 United States ( Costa Rica) First Costa Rican astronaut
Ellen Ochoa (born May 10, 1958) is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. [1] In 1993, Ochoa became the first Latina woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. [2]
Franklin Ramon Chang-Díaz (born April 5, 1950, San José, Costa Rica) [1] is an American mechanical engineer, physicist, and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company [2] as well as a member of the Cummins' board of directors. [3] He became an American citizen in 1977. [4]
In 1993, the first Hispanic-American woman astronaut was Ellen Ochoa. The Los Angeles, California native went to space on a 9-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She went on to become ...
NASA Astronaut Group 10 (nicknamed "The Maggots" [1]) was a group of 17 astronauts that were announced on May 23, 1984 and consisted of seven pilots and ten mission specialists. [2] Although selected in 1984, no member of the group would fly until 1988 (William Shepherd on STS-27 ) due to the Challenger disaster and the resulting grounding of ...
Dr. Novella was the first woman, the first person of color and the first Latinx to be appointed U.S. Surgeon General. She was appointed by George Bush and held the role from 1990-1993. 14. Ellen Ochoa
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is a Mexican-American engineer [3] and astronaut. He currently serves as a Regent of the University of California. Hernández was on the Space Shuttle mission STS-128 in August 2009. He also served as chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center.
National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off September 15. In honor of the festivities, here are 15 famous Hispanic people who are trailblazers in their fields. Rita Moreno, 91, Is an EGOT Legend.