Ricardo Peralta y Fabi
Ricardo Peralta | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ricardo Peralta (NASA photo) | |
| Born | Ricardo Peralta y Fabi August 15, 1950 Mexico City |
| Died | October 16, 2016 (aged 66) Mexico City |
| Occupations | Mexican astronaut selectee, engineer, professor |
| Known for | Being the alternate for Rodolfo Neri Vela, the first Mexican astronaut |
| Children | Ernesto Peralta Medina, Emiliano Peralta Medina, Liliana Peralta Magallón |
| Space career | |
| Mexican astronaut | |
| Status | Retired in 1985[1] |
| Selection | 1985[1] |
Ricardo Peralta y Fabi[a] (August 15, 1950 – October 16, 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
In 1985, months before STS-61-B's mission was carried out, Peralta had an accident flying in an ultralight aircraft, which he had bought with part of the money destined for his astronaut training. Up until this point, he was the official alternate for the first Mexican astronaut Rodolfo Neri Vela, in case Neri Vela could not carry out the future mission for any reason. Peralta was seriously injured in the accident, resulting in him being incapacitated from completing the astronaut training by the Mexican Space Agency and the training at Indiana University. He left the corps of astronauts on December 3, 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 name that follows Hispanic American naming customs, 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
- 1 2 3 "Astronaut Biography: Ricardo Peralta y Fabi". 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 "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.