.In this image from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose specialist, smiles at the camera as he awaits his rely on get in the space capsule Exploration as component of STS-128. It was the 128th Shuttle bus purpose and the 30th purpose to the International Space Station. While at the orbital laboratory, the STS-128 crew carried out three spacewalks.Hernandez joined NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston in 2001. There, he was actually a materials investigation designer in the Materials & Processes branch ultimately, he ended up being division main. In 2004, he was actually chosen as a rocketeer candidate, and also in 2009, he ended up being a crew participant of STS-128.Understand a number of our Hispanic coworkers, past and also found, during the course of Hispanic Heritage Month.Image credit report: NASA/Jim Grossmann.