Mendez makes it to space
On September 18, 1980, the Soyuz 38 mission was launched with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko and Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez on board. During the next eight days, they not only achieved scientific objectives, but Mendez also notched up a number of firsts. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the life of Mendez…