Jan Kowalski | Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez |
Geburtsdatum | 29.01.1942 |
Nationalität | Cuban |
Weltraumagentur | Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA) |
Status | In Rente |
Astronautentyp | Staatliche Agentur |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Tamayo_M%C3% |
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space. As a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into Earth orbit.