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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
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![]() Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez in Berlin, July 2018
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Born | |
Status | Retired |
Nationality | Cuban |
Occupation | Pilot |
Awards | Hero of the Republic of Cuba Hero of the Soviet Union |
Space career | |
![]() Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut |
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Rank | Brigadier General |
Time in space
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7d 20h 43m |
Selection | 1978 Intercosmos Group |
Missions | Soyuz 38 |
Mission insignia
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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut. He was the first person of African heritage in space.
As a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen, the first Latin American, and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into Earth orbit.
Images for kids
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Arnaldo Tamayo's Sokol space suit, on display at Museo de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba, 2002
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