Carlos I. Noriega

For other uses, see Carlos Noriega (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Noriega and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Carlos Noriega
Born
Carlos Ismael Noriega Jiménez

(1959-10-08) October 8, 1959
Lima, Peru
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankLieutenant Colonel, USMC
Time in space
20d 1h 18m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
Total EVAs
3
Total EVA time
19h 20m
MissionsSTS-84
STS-97
Mission insignia

Carlos Ismael Noriega Jiménez (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian-American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. Carlos became the first born Peruvian astronaut that went to space. Carlos was born in Lima, Peru and moved to Santa Clara, California in early childhood.

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