The first Hispanic male astronaut was Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez. Mr. Mendez was born in Cuba, and his mission was in 1980.
The first Hispanic male astronaut was Franklin Chang-Diaz. He became an astronaut in 1980 and flew on seven Space Shuttle missions.
Ellen Ochoa
The first Hispanic pilot for the U.S. was Marcelino Serna. He was a Mexican immigrant who served in the U.S. Army during World War I and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery in combat.
There is no specific percentage required to mark Hispanic as your race. It is based on self-identification, so individuals can choose to identify as Hispanic if they feel that it reflects their ethnic or cultural background.
Yes, Batista, whose full name is David Michael Bautista Jr., is of Greek-Filipino descent on his father's side and of Hispanic descent on his mother's side. He was born in Washington, D.C., but has spoken openly about his Hispanic heritage.
Approximately 26% of Florida's population is Hispanic.
Ellen Ochoa
The first Hispanic woman astronaut.
She was the first Hispanic to be an astronaut.
Ellen Ochoa
Bing the first female Hispanic astronaut.
The first Hispanic woman astronaut.
Bing the first female Hispanic astronaut.
Ellen Ochoa in 1993
The first man in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, as far as I know, he was Russian, not Hispanic.
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. Selected by NASA in 1990, Ochoa became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut in 1991
she is famous for being the first Hispanic female Astronaut
She was the first woman astronaut!