National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rodolfo Neri Vela
Mexico
Retired
Biography
/01Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985. He is the first Mexican, and the second Latin American to have traveled to space.
Type
Government
Age
74
Date of Birth
February 19, 1952
First Flight
November 27, 1985
Last Flight
November 27, 1985
Career Stats
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Flights
1
Landings
0
Spacewalks
P6DT21H4M
Time in Space