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José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is a Mexican-American engineer [3] and astronaut. He currently serves as a Regent of the University of California. Hernández was assigned to the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-128. He also served as chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center.
Sep 14, 2023 · His inspiring story is now the subject of Prime Video’s “A Million Miles Away,” with Michael Peña starring as the engineer and former astronaut. “My mom grew up not too far from where we ...
Sep 16, 2023 · Was José Hernández the first Hispanic astronaut? No, but he is the first migrant farmworker to have traveled to space, according to the end credits. The first Hispanic American astronaut to...
Sep 15, 2023 · “A Million Miles Away” shares the true story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández. “Who better to leave this planet and dive into the unknown than a migrant farm worker?” Michael Peña, who...
May 20, 2019 · Former NASA astronaut José Hernández is the child of Mexican migrant workers. Through hard work, he realized his dream of traveling to space.
Sep 24, 2023 · More than a decade after he became the first former migrant worker to soar into space as a NASA astronaut, José Hernández reached another milestone this month.
Sep 14, 2023 · Inspired by the NASA flight engineer's real-life story and based on Hernández's memoir, the Amazon Prime Video biopic "A Million Miles Away" (streaming) follows him and his family of proud migrant...
