List of Ibero-American spacefarers

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This is a list of spacefarers natives from Ibero-America.

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Orbital

Suborbital

NºNameFlightApogeeTime in space [6] Ref.
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Correa Hespanha Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-21 106 km09m 58s [7] [8]
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Ferreira Flag of the United States.svg Blue Origin NS-22 ~107 km10m 13s [9]

Without flying

Astronauts who is still on active duty awaiting their first assignment:

ImageSelectionStatusRef.
Klaus Von storch.jpg
1992Active [10]
Flag of Chile.svg Klaus von Storch
2006
Active
 [11]
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ronnie Nader
Dr. Alysson Muotri in 2023 (cropped).jpg
2023
In training. [12] [13]

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  3. ↑ "Astronaut Biography: Pedro Duque". 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Astronaut Biography: Rodolfo Neri Viela". 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Astronaut Biography: Marcos Pontes". 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Human spaceflight: Rides". 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Conheça o brasileiro que ganhou sorteio para ir ao espaço: 'Não é só para bilionários'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ↑ @blueorigin (2022-06-04). "Blue Origin in Twitter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "New Shepard launches sixth suborbital crewed flight". 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  10. ↑ "Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates: Klaus von Storch". 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  11. ↑ "Biographies of Astronauts and Cosmonauts Candidates: Ronnie Nader". 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  12. ↑ "1º cientista brasileiro escalado para ir ao espaço conduzirá estudo que pode mudar a colonização interplanetária". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  13. ↑ "Autismo e minicérebros: as pesquisas do cientista brasileiro que quer ir para a estação espacial". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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