Ricardo Peralta y Fabi
Ricardo Peralta | |
|---|---|
Ricardo Peralta (NASA photo) | |
| Born | Ricardo Peralta y Fabi 15 August 1950 Mexico City |
| Died | 16 October 2016 (aged 66) Mexico City |
| Occupations | Mexican astronaut selectee, engineer, professor |
| Known for | being the backup for Rodolfo Neri Vela |
| Children | Ernesto Peralta Medina, Emiliano Peralta Medina, Liliana Peralta Magallón |
| Status | Retired in 1985[1] |
| Space career | |
| Mexican astronaut | |
| Selection | 1985[1] |
Ricardo Peralta y Fabi[a] (15 August 1950 – 16 October 2016) was a Mexican mechanical engineer and former astronaut trainee[2] who was a backup for astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela on STS-61-B.[3][4] Peralta was one of three people selected among 400 applicants to the Mexican space program.[5][b]
Accident
Peralta was the alternate of the first Mexican astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela at the time of the ultralight accident (bought as remuneration for astronaut training), in which he was seriously injured. He was unable to complete astronaut training and training at Indiana University. He left the corps of astronauts on 3 December 1985.[2]
He taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for many years after his astronaut career and died in 2016.[1][6]
See also
Notes
- ^ In this Hispanic American name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Fabi. The surnames are also given as Peralta-Fabi, particularly in academic contexts.
- ^ The third was Francisco Javier Mendieta Jiménez.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Astronaut Biography: Ricardo Peralta y Fabi". 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b Martinez, Nurit (25 November 2005). "Accidente 'echó abajo' al segundo astronauta nacional". archivo.eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "First Mexican astronaut happy to join shuttle". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. 6 June 1985. p. B6.
- ^ Evans, Ben (1 June 2012). Tragedy and Triumph in Orbit: The Eighties and Early Nineties. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-46143-430-6.
- ^ a b "Hace 35 años Rodolfo Neri Vela viajó al espacio". Gaceta UNAM. National Autonomous University of Mexico. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Sensible fallecimiento del Doctor Ricardo Peralta y Fabi". Hacia el Espacio. Agencia Espacial Mexicana. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
External links
- "Dr. Ricardo Peralta y Fabi". Hacia el Espacio (in Spanish). Agencia Espacial Mexicana. 1 November 2016.