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Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez Cuban Pilot Cosmonaut

Arnaldo Tamayo-MendezArnaldo Tamayo-Mendez Cuban Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 29 January 1942.

Of note: First Cuban astronaut. First person of African descent to fly in space.
Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Guantanamo, Cuba.
Affiliation: Cuban Air Force.

Astronaut CareerAstronaut Group: Intercosmos Group—1978.

Status: Inactive.
Entered space service: 1 March 1978.
Left space service: 1981.
Number of Flights: 1.
Total Time: 7.86 days.

Tamayo-Mendez Spaceflight Log18 September 1980

Flight: Salyut 6 EP-8.
Flight Up: Soyuz 38.
Flight Back: Soyuz 38.
Flight Time: 7.86 days.

Tamayo-Mendez Chronology18 September 1980

Soyuz 38 Assignment: Prime Crew.
Flight details: Salyut 6 EP-8, Salyut 6 EO-4.

Manned two crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Transported to the Salyut-6 station the seventh international crew under the INTERCOSMOS programme, comprising Y V Romanenko (USSR) and A. Tomaio Mendez (Cuba), to conduct scientific research and experiments.

26 September 1980—Landing of Soyuz 38

Assignment: Return Crew.
Flight details: Salyut 6 EP-8, Salyut 6 EO-4.

Soyuz 38 landed at 15:54 GMT.

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