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Marcos Pontes
Astronaut
1963 –
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Who is Marcos Pontes?
Marcos Cesar Pontes is a Brazilian Air Force pilot and AEB astronaut. He became the first Brazilian and the first Lusophone to go into space when he launched into the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-8 on March 30, 2006. He is the only Brazilian to have completed the NASA astronaut training program, although he switched to training in Russia after NASA's Space Shuttle program encountered problems. He was married and had two children.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1963
Bauru - Nationality
- Brazil
- Profession
- Education
- Naval Postgraduate School
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on July 23, 2013
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