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Joseph Michael Acabá (born May 17, 1967) is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. [1] [2] In May 2004, he became the first person of Puerto Rican ancestry to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. [3]
Joseph Michael Joe Acaba (Inglewood, California; 17 de mayo de 1967) es un profesor, hidrogeólogo y astronauta estadounidense de la NASA, reconocido como la primera persona de origen puertorriqueño y la duodécima de 15 personas de origen iberoamericano en llegar al espacio.
13 de mar. de 2023 · Learn about Joseph M. Acaba, a NASA astronaut who has flown to the International Space Station three times and conducted two spacewalks. Find out his biography, education, experience, and spaceflight missions.
2 de feb. de 2023 · Joe Acaba, a veteran of three spaceflights and a former educator, is the first Hispanic person to lead the office. He will manage astronaut resources and operations, and help develop crew assignments for future missions, including Artemis.
2 de feb. de 2023 · Joe Acaba, a former educator and three-time space flyer, will lead the astronaut corps as NASA prepares for moon and Mars missions. He is the first Hispanic and 18th chief astronaut in NASA history.
8 de abr. de 2021 · Acaba, the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be selected by NASA, has logged 306 days in space to date, the most for any Hispanic-American astronaut! He narrowly edged out NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, who previously held the record with 258 days logged across his four flights.
13 de may. de 2024 · Joseph Acaba (born May 17, 1967, Inglewood, California, U.S.) is an American astronaut who, over three spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS), has spent 306 days in space. He is part of the Artemis team of astronauts who are eligible to fly to the Moon in the mid-2020s.
