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Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as minister of Science from 2018 to 2021 and member of the Congress of Deputies, representing Alicante, from May 2019 until February 2020.
Apr 30, 2024 · Pedro Duque, Spanish aeronautical engineer and astronaut who became the first Spanish citizen to go into space. In 1998 he flew as a mission specialist aboard the U.S. space shuttle Discovery. The mission lasted nine days. Learn more about Duque’s life and career.
Pedro Francisco Duque Duque (Madrid, 14 de marzo de 1963) es un astronauta, ingeniero aeronáutico y político español, conocido principalmente por haber sido el primer astronauta que viaja al espacio representando a España. Desde diciembre de 2023, es el presidente de Hispasat.
Jul 9, 2019 · On the 50th anniversary of man’s historic moon landing, Pedro Duque remembers how every child wanted to be an astronaut in 1969.
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ESA astronaut Pedro Duque. Pedro flew as Mission Specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery for STS-95 mission from 29 October to 7 November 1998.
In 1986, at the age of 23, Pedro Duque completed an aeronautical engineering degree at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, School of Aeronautics [ETSIA]. During his studies, Duque worked with the Flight Mechanics Laboratory on a simulator project, on a contract with ESA.
Jun 6, 2018 · El nuevo presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, sorprendió con el nombramiento del único astronauta español de la historia como su ministro de Ciencia e Innovación. Duque nunca ...
