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This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.

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  • This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.
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  • You may watch and listen to Orlando Figueroa recipient of the 2005 Service to America Medal here
  • You may watch and listen to Dr. Yajaira Sierra Sastre during an interview here
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  • This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, "Prensa RUM", as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent. Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions. On May 6, 2004, Joseph M. Acaba became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. Other notable individuals who have reached finalist status (i.e., on average, the top 4% of qualified applicants to be invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, for final interviews for a position in the Astronaut Candidate Class [on average, only 0.63% of qualified applicants get selected] ) include: Nitza Margarita Cintron, Astronaut Class 8 (1978), Carlos Ortiz Longo, Astronaut Class 16 (1996)., and Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Astronaut Class 19 (2004) and Class 20 (2009) The following are short profiles of these men and women: : Top - Joseph M. Acaba, Roberto Alemán, Adán Rodríguez-Arroyo, Renán Borelli, Anthony M. Busquets, MiguelAlvarez Chico, Nitza Margarita Cintron, Gilberto Colón, Juan R. Cruz, Carlos Del Castillo, Lydia Del Rio, Rey N. Diaz, Alfonso Eaton, Enectalí Figueroa, Orlando Figueroa, Guillermo A. Gonzalez, Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria, Gloria Hernandez, Annie Delgado-Holton, Lucas G. Horta, Grisselle LaFontaine, Javier Lecha, Carlos A. Liceaga, P.E, Carlos Ortiz Longo, Debbie Martinez, Lissette Martinez, Lourdes E. Miranda, Mayra N. Montrosa, Marla E. Perez-Davis, Shayla Rivera, Miriam Rodon-Naveira, Miguel Rodríguez, Otilia I. Rodriguez-Alvarez, Pedro Rodriguez, Miguel Roman, Monserrate Roman, Carlos A. Gómez Rosa, Yajaira Sierra Sastre, Desiree Santa, Juan A. Román Velázquez, Felix Soto Toro, Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas, NASA's Bonzzo Award.
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