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Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (* 29. Januar 1942 in Guantánamo, Kuba) ist ein ehemaliger kubanischer Luftwaffen-Pilot und Militär-Funktionär. Als Kosmonaut war er der erste Lateinamerikaner und auch der erste schwarze Mensch im Weltraum. Seit 2018 ist er Abgeordneter im kubanischen Parlament.
- 1. März 1978
- Luftwaffe
- 1 Raumflug
- Kuba
Time in space. 7d 20h 43m. Selection. 1978 Intercosmos Group. Missions. Soyuz 38. Mission insignia. Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 29 January 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space.
- Cuban
- Pilot
- Retired
30. Apr. 2024 · Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born Jan. 29, 1942, Guantánamo, Cuba) is a Cuban pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first Latin American, the first person of African descent, and the first Cuban to fly in space. After the revolution of 1959, Tamayo Méndez joined the Cuban air force as a pilot.
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18. Sept. 2021 · Learn how a Cuban Air Force pilot became the first Black man in space on September 18, 1980, when he flew to orbit onboard a Soviet Soyuz 41 with Soviet cosmonaut Romanenko. Find out why his African heritage was subsumed by his Cuban and proletarian identity in Cuba and the Soviet Union, and how he used his space flight to promote socialist ideals and racial equality.
30. März 2024 · Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (* 29. Januar 1942 in Guantánamo, Kuba) ist ein Pilot und ehemaliger Kosmonaut. Er war der erste Kubaner im Weltraum. Leben. Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez ist Absolvent der kubanischen Luftwaffenakademie. Er wurde 1977 von den kubanischen Behörden als Kosmonaut ausgewählt und am 1.
5. Sept. 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, the first black person, Latin American and Cuban to go into space in 1980. From a poor orphan to a fighter pilot, from a shoeshine to a cosmonaut, from a hero to a diplomat, he overcame many challenges and became a legend in Cuba and beyond.
28. März 2013 · Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez was the first black astronaut in space and a Cuban of African descent. He was born in 1942 in Cuba and became a pilot, a cosmonaut, and a leader in the Cuban air force and civil defense. He flew on Soyuz 38 with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko in 1980 and visited the Salyut 6 space station. He also directed the Aviation Brigade of Cuba and the Society of Military and Patriotic Education.
