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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.
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]
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.
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.
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
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 ...
The event, An Evening with Jose Hernandez — 'Reaching for Your Own Stars: A Recipe to Succeed in Life,' will be at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center. The event is free for general admission ...
20 (2009) →. NASA Astronaut Group 19 was a NASA spaceflight team that saw the training of two pilots, six mission specialists, three educator mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 11 astronauts began training in 2004. This was the last group to fly the Space Shuttle.