Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985.!
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Neri Vela, Rodolfo
First Mexican astronaut.
Status: Inactive; Active 1985-1985. Born: 1952-02-19. Spaceflights: 1 . Total time in space: 6.88 days. Birth Place: Chilpancingo.
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Educated UNAM; Essex; Birmingham.
Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:Rodolfo Neri Vela (Ph.D.)
Payload Specialist
PERSONAL DATA: Born February 19, 1952, in Chilpaningo, Gro.
(Mexico). Single. Enjoys jogging, cycling, swimming, reading, cinema, theatre, and music.
EDUCATION: Received a bachelor's degree in mechanical and electronic engineering, University of Mexico, 1975; studied the master's program in science, specialized in telecommunications systems, 1975-1976, University of Essex, England; received a doctoral degree in electromagnetic radiation, University of Birmingham, Engl