.In this image from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose professional, smiles at the camera as he awaits his count on get into the space capsule Discovery as component of STS-128. It was actually the 128th Shuttle bus goal as well as the 30th goal to the International Space Station. While at the orbital laboratory, the STS-128 crew conducted 3 spacewalks.Hernandez joined NASA's Johnson Room Center in Houston in 2001. Certainly there, he was actually a materials research designer in the Materials & Processes branch eventually, he ended up being branch main. In 2004, he was decided on as an astronaut applicant, as well as in 2009, he came to be a workers participant of STS-128.Be familiar with some of our Hispanic coworkers, previous and also found, during the course of Hispanic Heritage Month.Image credit history: NASA/Jim Grossmann.