List of Ibero-American spacefarers explained

This is a list of spacefarers natives from Ibero-America.

List

Orbital

ImageLatin American?SelectionStatusAgency[1] EmployerSpaceflightsTime in spaceRef.
1Yes1978Inactive since
1980
TSPKDAAFAR Soyuz 387d 20h 43m [2]
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
2No1992
1998
Inactive since
2018
ESA STS-95
Soyuz TMA-3
18d 18h 46m [3]
Pedro Duque
3Yes1985Inactive since
1985
SCT STS-61-B6d 21h 04m [4]
Rodolfo Neri Vela
4Yes1998Inactive since
2019
AEBFAB Soyuz TMA-89d 21h 17m [5]
Marcos Pontes

Suborbital

Name Flight Apogee Time in space[6] Ref.
1 Victor Correa Hespanha Blue Origin NS-21106 km09m 58s[7] [8]
2 Mário Ferreira Blue Origin NS-22~107 km10m 13s[9]

Without flying

Astronauts who is still on active duty awaiting their first assignment:

ImageSelectionStatusRef.
1992Active[10]
Klaus von Storch
[11]
Ronnie Nader
In training.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of astronauts and cosmonauts: Rides. 2021-10-18. 2021-10-23.
  2. Web site: Cosmonaut Biography: Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. 2018-04-20. 2021-10-23.
  3. Web site: Astronaut Biography: Pedro Duque. 2018-08-25. 2021-10-23.
  4. Web site: Astronaut Biography: Rodolfo Neri Viela. 2018-08-25. 2021-10-23.
  5. Web site: Astronaut Biography: Marcos Pontes. 2021-05-16. 2021-10-23.
  6. Web site: Human spaceflight: Rides. 2022-08-09. 2022-08-08.
  7. Web site: Conheça o brasileiro que ganhou sorteio para ir ao espaço: 'Não é só para bilionários'. 2022-05-09. 2022-05-10. pt-br.
  8. blueorigin . 1533088490937892864. 2022-06-04 . Blue Origin in Twitter.
  9. Web site: New Shepard launches sixth suborbital crewed flight. 2022-08-04. 2022-08-04.
  10. Web site: Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates: Klaus von Storch. 2018-04-30. 2021-10-23.
  11. Web site: Biographies of Astronauts and Cosmonauts Candidates: Ronnie Nader. 2018-04-30. 2022-04-21.
  12. Web site: 1º cientista brasileiro escalado para ir ao espaço conduzirá estudo que pode mudar a colonização interplanetária. 2023-07-01. 2023-10-02. G1. pt-br.
  13. Web site: Autismo e minicérebros: as pesquisas do cientista brasileiro que quer ir para a estação espacial. 2023-10-02. Estadão. pt-br.