Joseph M. Acaba

Joseph Michael Acabá is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. 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. He completed his training on February 10, 2006, and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to 28, 2009, to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He is the first person of Caribbean and Puerto Rican origin, and the twelfth of fifteen people of Ibero-american heritage to have flown to space as a NASA astronaut.

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1967  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, teacher, hydrogeologist, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 19, United States, 

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  Expedition 53 ⓘ
  Long-duration spaceflight

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  Expedition 54 ⓘ
  54th expedition to the International Space Station

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  STS-119 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  Expedition 31 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-04M ⓘ
  2012 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

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  Expedition 32 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz MS-06 ⓘ
  Russian crewed flight to the ISS

United States, 

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2009 STS-119

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2012 Expedition 31

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2012 Soyuz TMA-04M

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2012 Expedition 32

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2017 Soyuz MS-06

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STS-119 Crew Presents Montage to President Obama DVIDS840374

Joseph M. Acaba with a halloween t-shirt.

Expedition 31 crew portrait

Vice President Visits Marshall Space Flight Center

Expedition 54 watching The Last Jedi (iss054e004175)

Joseph M. Acaba with a halloween t-shirt.

Expedition 54 watching The Last Jedi (iss054e004175)

2004 class of astronauts

US Navy 040506-N-0057D-004 Lt. Cmdr. Chris Cassidy, second from the right, stands in front the Space Shuttle Enterprise with retired Senator-Former Astronaut John Glenn

Joseph Acaba

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight		Expedition 53	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight		Expedition 54	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2009	STS-119	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 31	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Soyuz TMA-04M	human spaceflight, Soyuz TMA-M	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 32	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2017	Soyuz MS-06	human spaceflight, space mission, Soyuz MS	Wikidata
commons	image		STS-119 Crew Presents Montage to President Obama DVIDS840374		Commons
commons	image		Joseph M. Acaba with a halloween t-shirt.		Commons
commons	image		Expedition 31 crew portrait		Commons
commons	image		Vice President Visits Marshall Space Flight Center		Commons
commons	image		Expedition 54 watching The Last Jedi (iss054e004175)		Commons
commons	image		Joseph M. Acaba with a halloween t-shirt.		Commons
commons	image		Expedition 54 watching The Last Jedi (iss054e004175)		Commons
commons	image		2004 class of astronauts		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 040506-N-0057D-004 Lt. Cmdr. Chris Cassidy, second from the right, stands in front the Space Shuttle Enterprise with retired Senator-Former Astronaut John Glenn		Commons
commons	image		Joseph Acaba		Commons