.Within this picture coming from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose professional, smiles at the camera as he awaits his rely on get in the space capsule Revelation as portion of STS-128. It was actually the 128th Shuttle goal and also the 30th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital laboratory, the STS-128 staff conducted 3 spacewalks.Hernandez participated in NASA's Johnson Space Facility in Houston in 2001. There certainly, he was a components investigation designer in the Products & Processes division inevitably, he came to be branch main. In 2004, he was actually picked as a rocketeer applicant, and also in 2009, he ended up being a staff member of STS-128.Be familiar with a few of our Hispanic coworkers, previous and current, throughout Hispanic Culture Month.Graphic credit report: NASA/Jim Grossmann.