Missão Centenário
Missão Centenário was the Brazilian Space Agency mission that made Marcos Pontes the first Brazilian in space. Pontes launched aboard Soyuz TMA-8 with the Expedition 13 crew, performed eight Brazilian microgravity experiments and outreach activities aboard the International Space Station, and returned with the Expedition 12 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-7. The mission name commemorated the centenary of Alberto Santos-Dumont's 14-bis flight.
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- Missao CentenarioCentenary MissionMarcos Pontes ISS Mission
- Name
- Missão Centenário
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Missão Centenário was the Brazilian Space Agency mission that made Marcos Pontes the first Brazilian in space. Pontes launched aboard Soyuz TMA-8 with the Expedition 13 crew, performed eight Brazilian microgravity experiments and outreach activities aboard the International Space Station, and returned with the Expedition 12 crew aboard Soyuz TMA-7. The mission name commemorated the centenary of Alberto Santos-Dumont's 14-bis flight.
- End Date
- 2006-04-08
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Completed. Pontes became the first Brazilian in space, conducted eight Brazilian experiments aboard the ISS, and returned safely on Soyuz TMA-7.
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- Start Date
- 2006-03-30
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:41:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 23:56:03 UTC
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