Jose moreno hernandez born august 7, 1962 is a former nasa astronaut and american engineer hernandez was assigned to the crew of space shuttle mission sts128. That includes former nasa astronaut jose hernandez, who describes. Hernandez, a child of latino migrant farmworkers, talks about pursuing his dream of becoming a nasa astronaut. In this portrait he is shown with the flags of both. In the white room on nasa kennedy space centers launch pad 39a, sts128 mission specialist jose hernandez a former migrant farmer from stockton, calif. Santa barbara and attain his goal of becoming an astronaut. Reaching for the stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the. Sts37, sts56, sts74 public presentation and lunch with an astronaut space center houston. Retired nasa astronaut jose hernandez, 86 masters alum, named ucsbs 2015 distinguished alumnus. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title jose hernandez. And, as the son of migrant farm workers, he did so against incredible odds.
Hernandez wanted to fly in space ever since he heard that the first hispanicamerican had been chosen to travel into space. Oct, 2016 jose hernandez is the definition of perseverance, the mexicanamerican former astronaut talks about his humble beginnings as a farmer and how he decided he would be an astronaut at just 10 years old. Jose moreno hernandez is an american engineer and a former nasa astronaut. Jose hernandez didnt receive one, or two, or three, but 11 rejection letters from nasa before becoming an astronaut. The book is sprinkled with spanish language terms, which at times do. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut by jose m. Retired astronaut discusses a special book, hard work and a. Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m. Jun 06, 2016 jose hernandez is the child of mexican immigrants.
He also served as chief of the materials and processes branch of johnson space center. Reaching for the stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first mexicanamerican astronaut. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut 9781455522804 by jose m. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Hernandez is an engineer and a former nasa astronaut who was part of the crew of the sts128 space shuttle mission. Hernandez generally travels from stockton, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or. One of americas first women astronauts finds her space. Jose hernandez is the definition of perseverance, the mexicanamerican former astronaut talks about his humble beginnings as a farmer and how he decided he would be an astronaut at just 10 years old. Hernandez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Jose moreno hernandez born august 7, 1962 is a former nasa astronaut and american engineer. Sep 30, 2014 alpha public schools dedicated a middle school campus after jose hernandez, a california astronaut, as an example to the many latino students who go there that a man with humble, migrant. Astronaut jose hernandez suits up for flight on space shuttle mission sts128.
The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut. Aug 23, 2009 in the white room on nasa kennedy space centers launch pad 39a, sts128 mission specialist jose hernandez a former migrant farmer from stockton, calif. Jose m hernandez bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Jose hernandez born august 7, 1962 overcame enormous barriers to become one of the few latinos to serve as an astronaut for the national aeronautics and space administration. Sep 10, 2012 jose hernandez grew up as a migrant farmworker, then became an astronaut, and is now running for congress.
The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut center street, september 2012. Former nasa astronaut jose hernandez smiles prior to a media conference tuesday, oct. Hernandez occasionally found himself in the midst of controversy because of his outspoken positions regarding latin culture and immigration to the united states. In 2009, the nasa engineer spent 15 days in space on a discovery space shuttle mission to the international space station. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. An astronauts story of invention the theatre, the royal institution.
While at lawrence livermore, hernandez worked on signal and image processing applications in radar imaging, computed tomography and acoustic imaging. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Hernandez previously developed equipment for fullfield digital mammography at lawrence livermore national laboratory. Hernandez announced his candidacy for congress from californias 10th congressional district. Hernandez tells about watching the moon through the car window when his parents, who were farmworkers, finished with the harvest in california and drove his family to visit his grandparents in central mexico. Sightings astronaut appearance calendar collectspace. Onboard will be stocktons first astronaut, 47yearold jose hernandez, who has been dreaming about this moment since he was 7. Former astronaut jose hernandez runs for congress, writes book. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. In this portrait he is shown with the flags of both the us and mexico the country his ancestors came from. Now jose hernandez, nasa astronaut, is about to rocket into. Jose hernandez details his journey so far in his new book, reaching for the stars. How this son of migrant farm workers became an astronaut.
This is the true story of jose hernadez and his journey from migrant farmhelp to astronaut. Retired nasa astronaut jose hernandez, 86 masters alum. Alpha public schools dedicated a middle school campus after jose hernandez, a california astronaut, as an example to the many latino students who go. This autobiographical, bilingual picture book recounts the authors rise from migrant farm worker to astronaut. Hernandez is an engineer and a former nasa astronaut who was part of the crew. Raised in a family of field workers, he nevertheless found support for his dreams and achieved his goal of space flight. He decided he wanted to be an astronaut after watching the apollo spacewalks on television. Hernandez became a nasa astronaut in 2004, an impressive achievement in itself as jose was born into a migrant farm working family from mexico. His new book reaching for the stars details his journey. Sep 01, 2012 born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, jose m.
Aug 22, 2009 can you book an airbnb in tahoe right now. Jose hernandez, argentine poet, best known for his depiction of the gauchos. Jose hernandez got rejected by nasa 11 times but that didnt. Oct 27, 2017 dr jose hernandez, flight engineer on sts128, is here interviewed by diane montagna at the pontifical catholic university of chile on 26 september 2017. Child of migrant workers is heading into space space program. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut ebook 9781455522811 by jose m. Hernandez was born in french camp, california, but calls stockton, california, his hometown. Hernandez reaching for the stars foundation our mission is to inspire youth to find passion in science, technology, engineering and mathematics stem education, establish a family commitment to education, and develop a support network through community engagement. Apr 21, 2010 either way, i think youll agree with dr. Jose is the 4th child of a very loving mexican couple who taught him and his siblings that education is the ticket to fulfilling your dreams. Jose hernandez grew up as a migrant farmworker, then became an astronaut, and is now running for congress. I an nasa astronaut and i am originally from stockton, california. Mar 14, 2016 but jose hernandez made that dream a reality.
From 1853 to 1868 he took part in the provinces political struggle with buenos aires. Alternate official photo portrait of astronaut jose m. Jose hernandez, an immigrant and former migrant worker turned engineer and nasa astronaut, will present the 2019 lawrence h. At the age of 14, because of illness, he left buenos aires to live in the pampas, where he learned the ways of the gauchos. I was hoeing a row of sugar beets in a field near stockton, calif. Jose hernandez alternate official photo portrait of astron. His parents had him work on the farms when he wasnt in school so he could see his future. Nasa engineer jose hernandez wanted to fly in space ever since he heard that the first hispanicamerican had been chosen to travel into space. Hernandez spent most of his childhood working with his parents on the farms in california. May 21, 2019 in school, hernandez enjoyed math and science. Child of migrant workers is heading into space sfgate. The inspiring story of a migrant farmworker turned astronaut hernandez, jose m. Jose moreno hernandez author of reaching for the stars. The trip to space represented a long journey for mexicanamerican hernandez, who as a child picked.
Hernandez was also drawn to the profession in 1980, when he found out that nasa had picked costa rican native franklin changdiaz, one of the first hispanics to journey into space, as an astronaut. Sts41g, sts31, sts45 presentation and book signing. Former nasa astronaut jose hernandez helps monterey county. Former nasa astronaut jose hernandez, and current congressional candidate, has written an inspiring book for young latinos. Nov 05, 2019 jose hernandez, an immigrant and former migrant worker turned engineer and nasa astronaut, will present the 2019 lawrence h. Astronaut jose hernandez, sts128 mission specialist, works on the flight deck of space shuttle discovery during flight day two. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. On his 12th attempt, he was finally accepted into the space training program. For astronaut jose hernandez, his first space flight, scheduled to be aboard the space shuttle discovery, marks a remarkable journey from the farm fields of california to the skies.