In May 2004 Joeseph Micheal "Joe" 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. He completed his training on February 10, 2006, and was assigned to STS-119, which flew in March 2009 to the International Space Station.

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