Peter Muello Latest articles by Peter Muello Brazilian Astronaut Celebrates Nation's Flight Centennial By Peter Muello published 3 April 06 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) – Brazil's first astronaut, Marcos Pontes, has won the global attention that he feels his country deserved a century ago. Human Spaceflight Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Venus Aerospace debuts potentially revolutionary rocket engine with landmark 1st flight (video)2Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility3National Air and Space Museum to reveal more renovated galleries on July 284Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM lens review5Amateur astrophotographer catches a cosmic sunflower in bloom
Brazilian Astronaut Celebrates Nation's Flight Centennial By Peter Muello published 3 April 06 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) – Brazil's first astronaut, Marcos Pontes, has won the global attention that he feels his country deserved a century ago.
