.In this photo from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose professional, smiles at the electronic camera as he awaits his count on enter the space shuttle Discovery as aspect of STS-128. It was the 128th Shuttle bus mission and also the 30th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital laboratory, the STS-128 team carried out three spacewalks.Hernandez joined NASA's Johnson Room Center in Houston in 2001. There, he was a materials analysis developer in the Products & Processes division at some point, he became branch main. In 2004, he was actually chosen as a rocketeer candidate, and also in 2009, he ended up being a crew member of STS-128.Learn more about a number of our Hispanic associates, previous and existing, throughout Hispanic Ancestry Month.Image credit scores: NASA/Jim Grossmann.