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Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 scientist
Scientist

A scientist, in the broadest sense, refers to any person that engages in a system activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of thought or philosophy....
 who flew aboard a NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 mission in 1985. He is the only Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 citizen to fly in space.

was born in Zumpango del Río
Zumpango del Río

File:Zumpango del R?o - Panoramica4.JPG Zumpango del R?o is a city and seat of the Eduardo Neri , in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico....
, Guerrero
Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south , Michoac?n to the west , Oaxaca to the east , and Mexico State , Morelos , and Puebla to the north ....
, Mexico. He is a professor for the Telecommunications Department in the Electrical Engineering Division of the Engineering Faculty, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public university based primarily in Mexico City and generally considered to be the largest university in Latin America in terms of student population....
 (UNAM).

received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
 in mechanical
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
 and electronic engineering
Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of electrons and with electronic devices, systems, or equipment.The term now also covers a large part of electrical engineering degree courses as studied at most European universities....
, National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public university based primarily in Mexico City and generally considered to be the largest university in Latin America in terms of student population....
 (UNAM) 1975, and received a master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
 in science, specialized in telecommunications systems, in 1976 from the University of Essex
University of Essex

The University of Essex is a United Kingdom campus university located near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965, the University has established itself as a centre of excellence for humanities and social sciences, and is highly rated in the United Kingdom and the world for the fields of s...
, England
England

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.






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Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 scientist
Scientist

A scientist, in the broadest sense, refers to any person that engages in a system activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of thought or philosophy....
 who flew aboard a NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
 Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 mission in 1985. He is the only Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 citizen to fly in space.

Personal

Neri was born in Zumpango del Río
Zumpango del Río

File:Zumpango del R?o - Panoramica4.JPG Zumpango del R?o is a city and seat of the Eduardo Neri , in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico....
, Guerrero
Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south , Michoac?n to the west , Oaxaca to the east , and Mexico State , Morelos , and Puebla to the north ....
, Mexico. He is a professor for the Telecommunications Department in the Electrical Engineering Division of the Engineering Faculty, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public university based primarily in Mexico City and generally considered to be the largest university in Latin America in terms of student population....
 (UNAM).

Education

Neri received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
 in mechanical
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
 and electronic engineering
Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is a discipline dealing with the behavior and effects of electrons and with electronic devices, systems, or equipment.The term now also covers a large part of electrical engineering degree courses as studied at most European universities....
, National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public university based primarily in Mexico City and generally considered to be the largest university in Latin America in terms of student population....
 (UNAM) 1975, and received a master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
 in science, specialized in telecommunications systems, in 1976 from the University of Essex
University of Essex

The University of Essex is a United Kingdom campus university located near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965, the University has established itself as a centre of excellence for humanities and social sciences, and is highly rated in the United Kingdom and the world for the fields of s...
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. Neri then received a doctorate degree in electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic radiation takes the form of wave propagation waves in a vacuum or in matter. EM radiation has an electric field and magnetic field component which oscillate in phase perpendicular to each other and to the direction of energy Wave propagation....
 from the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is a United Kingdom 'Red brick universities' university located in the city of Birmingham, England. Founded in Edgbaston in 1900 as a successor to Mason Science College, and with origins dating back to the 1825 Birmingham Medical School, it was the first of the so-called Red brick universities to receive a Royal...
 in 1979, and performed one year of postdoctoral research in waveguides at the University of Birmingham.

Career

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
; The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers

The Institution of Electrical Engineers or IEE was a British professional organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and Information technology professionals....
, UK; Asociación Mexicana de Ingenieros en Comunicaciones Eléctricas y Electrónicas, Mexico; and Colegio de Ingenieros Mecánicos y Electricistas, Mexico.

Neri has worked at the Institute of Electrical Research, Mexico, in the Radiocommunications Group, doing research and system planning on antenna
Antenna (radio)

An 'antenna' is a transducer designed to transmitter or receive Electromagnetic radiations. In other words, antennas convert electromagnetic waves into electrical currents and vice versa....
 theory and design, satellite communications systems, and Earth station technology.

He is currently also a full time researcher at the Electric Engineering
Faculty of Engineering (UNAM)

The Faculty of Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in Mexico. At the undergraduate level, it offers twelve different majors....
 department of the Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering (UNAM)

The Faculty of Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in Mexico. At the undergraduate level, it offers twelve different majors....
 in the UNAM

Spaceflight

Neri was a Payload Specialist
Payload Specialist

In NASA vernacular, a 'Payload Specialist' was an individual selected and trained by commercial or research organizations for flights of a specific payload on a Space Shuttle mission....
 aboard the STS-61-B
STS-61-B

STS-61-B was the 23rd Space Shuttle mission, and the second using the Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter.Crew*Brewster H. Shaw, Jr....
 Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis

Space Shuttle Atlantis is one of the three currently operational Space Shuttle orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States....
 mission, from (November 26 to December 3, 1985). STS-61B launched at night from Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center on Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard County, Florida, United States....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, California and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. During the mission the crew deployed the MORELOS-B, AUSSATT II, and SATCOM K-2 communications satellites, conducted two six-hour spacewalks
Extra-vehicular activity

Extra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth, and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth , but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon ....
 to demonstrate space station
Space station

A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. So far only low earth orbit stations are implemented, also known as orbital stations....
 construction techniques with the EASE/ACCESS experiments, operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis (CRFES) experiment for McDonell Douglas and a Getaway Special (GAS) container for Telesat, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, conducted several Mexican Payload Specialists Experiments for the Mexican government, and tested the Orbiter Experiments Digital Autopilot (OEX DAP).

At mission conclusion, Neri had traveled 2.4 million miles (3.8 million km) in 108 Earth orbits, and logged over 165 hours in space.

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  • , International Space Hall of Fame
    International Space Hall of Fame

    The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the space age....
     inductee
  • "" 2005-11-25 article in El Universal newspaper;