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Hernández was born in French Camp, California, [7] but calls Stockton, California, his hometown.His family is originally from La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. [8] [9] In an August 25, 2009 conversation with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, Hernández stated that as a child, he lived half the year in La Piedad and half in the United States. [9]
Toward the end, he shows up at her restaurant in one of those coveted blue astronaut coveralls for the first time after being chosen to fly to space and is promptly sent to the kitchen.
A Million Miles Away is a 2023 American biographical drama film detailing the life of José M. Hernández, a Mexican-American astronaut, who is played by Michael Peña.It was directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella from a screenplay written by Bettina Gilois and re-written by Hernán Jiménez and Abella, based on Hernandez's autobiography Reaching for the Stars.
How Jose Hernández became the 1st former migrant worker to go to space. Liz Calvario. September 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM. ... Becoming an actor is not the same as being an astronaut, but it is a ...
Actor Michael Peña portrays astronaut José Hernández in “A Million Miles Away,” which tells the story of a boy who grew up as a migrant worker but kept his eyes trained on the stars.
First Spanish-born astronaut STS-73 (October 20, 1995) STS-92 (October 11, 2000) STS-113 (November 24, 2002) Soyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006) Axiom Mission 1 (April 8, 2022) 7 Carlos I. Noriega October 8, 1959 United States ( Peru) First Peruvian-born astronaut STS-84 (May 15, 1997) STS-97 (November 30, 2000) 8 Pedro Duque March 14, 1963 Spain
Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985. [1] He is the second Latin American to have traveled to space after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez .
NASA Latino astronaut José M. Hernández' life from a migrant farmworker to going to space is the topic of Prime Video’s “A Million Miles Away” with Michael Peña.