Background
Pontes, Marcos C. was born on March 11, 1963 in Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Vergilio and Zuleika Pontes.
Pontes, Marcos C. was born on March 11, 1963 in Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Son of Vergilio and Zuleika Pontes.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Technology, Brazil Air Force Academy, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, 1984. Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, 1993. Master of Science in Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1998.
Commissioned Second lieutenant Brazil Air Force, 1984, advanced through grades to major. Jet pilot 2/5 Instruction Aviation Group, Natal. Pilot 3/10 Strike Aviation Advanced Air Controlling.
Flight safety officer. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1998, with Astronaut Office Space Station Operations Branch. Conduct research aboard International Space Station on Expedition-13, Russian Soyuz Turnaround Management Association-8, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, 2006.
Married Francisca de Fatima Cavalcanti. 2 children.