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He Was a Migrant Farm Worker Who Was Rejected by NASA 11 Times — Then He Went to Space
José Hernández, the first migrant farm worker to travel to space, shared his story of perseverance and inspired students to believe in achieving the impossible.
- On Thursday, José Hernández, former migrant farm worker and astronaut, visited Hollister, California, to promote literacy at an event hosted by the San Benito County Office of Education.
- Hernández credits his second‑grade teacher with encouraging his education and later studied engineering and advanced technologies before NASA selected him.
- During the visit he recalled orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes, calling the experience remarkable, as an engineer on Space Shuttle mission STS-128 in 2009.
- Hernández emphasized his mission to empower young people to believe the impossible can be achieved, framing the visit as motivational outreach for education and STEM.
- Hernández's story is the subject of the biopic `A Million Miles Away`, which chronicles his perseverance through 11 NASA rejections and his rise from migrant farm worker to astronaut.
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