# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4SP7mAEOC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2460692-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/88ae0a0902.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-09-18T19:37:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

While in space, Cosomonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez conducted studies to find out what causes "space adaptation syndrome" — like seasickness, but for the cosmos. He became became the first Cuban, first Latin American, and first person of African descent to fly into space #otd in 1980. 🚀
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#science #space #spaceflight #onthisday #cosmos #health #research #discover #study #first #latinamerican #cuban #african #history #sciencehistory #seasick #spacesick #universe

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## Tags

otd, health, history, latinamerican, seasick, research, space, first, african, study, spaceflight, cuban, cosmos, science, universe, sciencehistory, discover, spacesick, onthisday

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