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List of Ibero-American spacefarers

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

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Orbital

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Nº Image Latin American? Selection Status Agency[1] Employer[1] Spaceflights Time in space Ref.
1
Yes 1978 Inactive since
1980 		TSPK DAAFAR Soviet Union Soyuz 38 7d 20h 43m [2]
Cuba Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
2
No 1992
1998 		Inactive since
2018 		ESA United States STS-95
Russia Soyuz TMA-3 		18d 18h 46m [3]
Spain Pedro Duque
3
Yes 1985 Inactive since
1985 		SCT United States STS-61-B 6d 21h 04m [4]
Mexico Rodolfo Neri Vela
4
Yes 1998 Inactive since
2019 		AEB FAB Russia Soyuz TMA-8 9d 21h 17m [5]
Brazil Marcos Pontes

Suborbital

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Nº Name Flight Apogee Time in space[6] Ref.
1 Brazil Victor Correa Hespanha United States Blue Origin NS-21 106 km 09m 58s [7][8]
2 Portugal Mário Ferreira United States Blue Origin NS-22 ~107 km 10m 13s [9]

Without flying

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

Image Selection Status Ref.
1992 Active [10]
Chile Klaus von Storch
2006
Active
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Ecuador Ronnie Nader
2023
 In training. [12][13]
Brazil Alysson Muotri

References

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