Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (who became the first Cuban, Latin American, and first person of African descent to fly into space #OTD in 1980) conducted studies—while in space—to find out what causes "space adaptation syndrome"—like seasickness, but for the cosmos. . . . . . . . . . . #space #experiment #cosmos #spaceexploration #cuban #american #latin #onthisday #seasick #gravity #science #history #sciencehistory #research #livinginspace #today #sciencehistory