Rodolfo Neri Vela
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About
The first Mexican and second Latin American to go to space. He also worked as a scientist.
Before Fame
He earned a PhD in electromagnetic radiation in 1979.
Trivia
He flew on one Space Shuttle mission aboard the Atlantis.
Family Life
He is of Spanish and Italian ancestry.
Associated With
He is an engineer like Mercedes-Benz namesake Karl Benz.
