Marcos Pontes

Summary

Marcos Pontes is a human^[1]. He was born in Bauru^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1963^[3]. He worked as an astronaut^[4], engineer^[5], fighter pilot^[6], writer^[7], and politician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Marcos Pontes was born in Bauru^[2].
• Marcos Pontes was born on March 11, 1963^[3].
• Marcos Pontes held citizenship in Brazil^[10].
• Portuguese was Marcos Pontes's native language^[11].
• Marcos Pontes worked as an astronaut^[4].
• Marcos Pontes worked as an engineer^[5].
• Marcos Pontes worked as a fighter pilot^[6].
• Marcos Pontes worked as a writer^[7].
• Marcos Pontes's professions included politician^[8].
• Marcos Pontes held the position of São Paulo senator^[12].
• Marcos Pontes was employed by Brazilian Air Force^[13].
• Marcos Pontes's education included a stint at Aeronautics Institute of Technology^[14].
• Marcos Pontes's education included a stint at Naval Postgraduate School^[15].
• Marcos Pontes received the Santos-Dumont Merit Medal^[16].
• Marcos Pontes received the Q10328088^[17].
• Marcos Pontes is recorded as male^[18].
• Marcos Pontes's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Marcos Pontes was affiliated with the Social Liberal Party^[20].
• Marcos Pontes's military branch is recorded as Brazilian Air Force^[21].
• Marcos Pontes is part of NASA Astronaut Group 17^[22].
• Marcos Pontes's Commons category is recorded as Marcos Pontes^[23].
• Marcos Pontes's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant colonel^[24].
• Marcos Pontes's astronaut mission is recorded as Soyuz TMA-8^[25].
• Marcos Pontes's astronaut mission is recorded as Soyuz TMA-7^[26].
• Marcos Pontes's astronaut mission is recorded as Missão Centenário^[27].

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Origins and Family

Marcos Pontes's place of birth was Bauru^[2]. He was born on March 11, 1963^[3]. Portuguese was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Aeronautics Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[28], in Brazil^[29], founded in 1950^[30] and Naval Postgraduate School^[15], a naval force university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1909^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronaut^[4], engineer^[5], fighter pilot^[6], writer^[7], and politician^[8]. Marcos Pontes was employed by Brazilian Air Force^[13]. He held the position of São Paulo senator^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Santos-Dumont Merit Medal^[16], a medallion^[34], in Brazil^[35], founded in 1956^[36] and Q10328088^[17], a medallion^[37].

Personal Life

Marcos Pontes was affiliated with the Social Liberal Party^[20].

Why It Matters

Marcos Pontes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Marcos Pontes born?

Born in Bauru^[2], Marcos Pontes…

What did Marcos Pontes do for work?

Marcos Pontes worked as astronaut^[4], engineer^[5], fighter pilot^[6], writer^[7], and politician^[8].

Where did Marcos Pontes go to school?

Marcos Pontes was educated at Aeronautics Institute of Technology^[14] and Naval Postgraduate School^[15].

What awards did Marcos Pontes receive?

Honors received include Santos-Dumont Merit Medal^[16] and Q10328088^[17].