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Arnaldo Tamayo Mц?ndez (TAMAYO MENDEZ Arnaldo)

( The first citizen of Cuba, flew into space)

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Biography Arnaldo Tamayo Mц?ndez (TAMAYO MENDEZ Arnaldo)
Arnaldo Tamayo Mц?ndez (TAMAYO MENDEZ Arnaldo) The first citizen of Cuba, flew into space. Born January 29, 1942 in Guantanamo. Arnaldo was the year when from a serious illness his mother died, then father. Baby was adopted by a family of his uncle - mother's brother Rafael and his wife, Esperanza, and who became his father and mother. The family lived in poverty and Arnaldo still at school began to help friends. In nine years, began his working life. Bargained fruit, he worked shining shoes. From the age of 13 began working at a furniture factory, first laborer, then carpenter apprentice. With delight greeted the revolution of 1959 and immediately became active in the association of young rebels. Soon he joined the youth team work and began working in the mountains of Sierra Maestra, then studied at the Institute of Technology Ehersito Rebelde, who graduated in 1961. As one of the most worthy Arnaldo invited to become a pilot and go to study in the Soviet Union. But for medical reasons he was allowed to be the only aircraft technician. However, Soviet doctors found him fit for flight operations. In 1961 - 1962 he studied in Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School (now the VM Komarov).

In 1962 he returned to his homeland and served in the Army Air Force Cuba. During the "Caribbean crisis" repeatedly flew to intercept U.S. aircraft violated Cuban airspace. In 1971 he graduated from the High School of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the name of Antonio Maceo Gomez. In 1978, together with other Cuban pilots Hose Armando LOPES FALCON was selected to prepare for flight on a Soviet spacecraft in the program of cooperation of the socialist countries of the Intercosmos. In the same year, began training at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yury Gagarin. It has been fully trained to fly on spacecraft like the Soyuz and the space station "Salyut-6". From 18 to 26 September 1980 together with Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko flew into space as a cosmonaut-researcher spacecraft "Soyuz-38" (call sign - "Taimyr-2"). Within seven days, the astronauts have worked aboard the orbital station Salyut-6 "-" Soyuz-37 "-" Soyuz-38 ", together with Leonid Ivanovich Popov and Valery Ryumin. Length of stay in space was 7 days 20 hours 43 minutes 24 seconds. After the flight, returned to his homeland and continued to serve in the Army Air Force Republic of Cuba. Then headed the Cuban equivalent DOSAAF. He served as vice-president of the Society of Cuban-Soviet Friendship. Currently retired.

Hero of the Soviet Union (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 26 September 1980). Hero of the Republic of Cuba (the State Council of the Republic of Cuba on 26 September 1980). He was awarded the Soviet Order of Lenin, the Order of the Cuban "Bay of Pigs, Cuban other orders and medals.


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