.Within this picture coming from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose specialist, smiles at the cam as he waits on his turn to get into the space shuttle Exploration as portion of STS-128. It was actually the 128th Shuttle mission and also the 30th objective to the International Spaceport Station. While at the periodic laboratory, the STS-128 team conducted 3 spacewalks.Hernandez signed up with NASA's Johnson Area Facility in Houston in 2001. There, he was actually a materials research designer in the Materials & Processes branch eventually, he came to be division principal. In 2004, he was actually chosen as a rocketeer applicant, as well as in 2009, he came to be a staff participant of STS-128.Be familiar with several of our Hispanic coworkers, past as well as current, during the course of Hispanic Culture Month.Graphic credit score: NASA/Jim Grossmann.