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#Ancient breakaway civilization series#
Those who subscribe to the theory that a “breakaway civilization” exists believe that Mexicans have been in outer space for thousands of years, starting with the Olmecs and more importantly, the Maya, whose off-world population is said to be 40 million or more.īefore we really get into this, I must remind listeners and viewers of Anthony Taylor’s introduction at the beginning of each “Mexico Unexplained” episode: “This series presents information based partly on theory and conjecture. Neri Vela’s accomplishments are numerous, some cast doubts on his biggest claim to fame, that he was the first Mexican in space. Neri Vela is currently an engineering professor at his alma mater, UNAM, and his flight suit from the shuttle mission is proudly on display at the Museum of Technology in Mexico City. While onboard the shuttle he conducted experiments having to do with electromagnetism and radiation, and oversaw the deploying of the Morelos II, a communications satellite named in honor of a hero in the Mexican War of Independence, José María Morelos. Neri Vela was approached by NASA and as part of the crew of the second mission of the Atlantis, he became the first Mexican in space. After spending a few years teaching, researching and publishing, Dr. The boy from the medium-sized city of Chilpancingo de los Bravo in the Mexican state of Guerrero had earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from Mexico’s largest University, UNAM, and had continued his studies in England where he earned a master’s degree in science, with an emphasis in telecommunications technology, from the University of Essex and then on to his doctorate at Birmingham.


The 33-year-old Neri Vela, who earned his doctorate degree in electromagnetic radiation from the University of Birmingham in 1979, was cheered on by millions of his fellow countrymen on that cold November day. Rodolfo Neri Vela, his role formally classified as “Payload Specialist 2”. The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying a crew of 7 piloted by shuttle veteran Commander Brewster Shaw.
