Puerto Rican Astronaut Joseph Acaba Goes Into Space A Third TIme



I originally got this bit of good news from Panorama Hispano, a local Hispanic paper and was unable to find it online, so I decided to write up a blogpost about it. If you have any bits of good news like this, let me know so I can spread some Gospel about People of Color

Joseph Acaba, a Puerto Rican astronaut took off for space once again On September 12th.  He is joined by Virginian Mark Vande Hei (his first time in space) and Cosmonaut (Russian for Astronaut) Alexander Misurkin and were launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Previously in space in 2009 aboard Discovery STS 119 and the ISS (International Space Center) in 2012 for Expeditions 31& 32, he will be conducting Expeditions 52 & 53 will include investigations into biology, biotechnology, physical and Earth Science. They will be returning to Earth in February of 2018



Acaba’s was born in Inglewood California; his parents are from Hotillo, PR. He later moved to Houston and in May 2004 was chosen of three professors to be an astronaut. He later finished his training at the Lyndon B Johnson Space Center.

Acabá has a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of California in Santa Barbara; a master’s in geology from the University of Arizona; and another one in education, curriculum and instruction from Texas Tech University.


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