Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Status
Retired
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Nationality
Cuban
Born
Jan 29, 1942
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.
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