Cuba
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Cuba
Related
- People
- Tamayo Mendez, Lopez Falcon
- Agency
- Cuban AF
Chronology
2 events
1942 January 29
- Birth of Arnaldo 'Guasso' Tamayo-Mendez - .
Nation: Cuba.
Related Persons: Tamayo Mendez.
Cuban pilot cosmonaut 1978-1980. First Cuban astronaut. First person of African descent to fly in space. Graduated from Air Force Academy Pilot, Cuban Air Force. Director of the Organization for Civil Defense in Cuba. 1 spaceflight, 7.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on Soyuz 38 (1980).
1950 February 8
- Birth of Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon - . Nation: Cuba. Related Persons: Lopez Falcon. Cuban pilot cosmonaut, 1978-1980. Graduated from Carlos Ullo military pilot school, 1967. Graduated from Gagarin Military Academy, Monino. Cuban Air Force Captain and pilot. Continued service as a pilot in the Cuban Air Force..