.In this image from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, purpose professional, smiles at the electronic camera as he awaits his turn to get into the space capsule Revelation as part of STS-128. It was actually the 128th Shuttle purpose and also the 30th goal to the International Space Station. While at the periodic lab, the STS-128 staff conducted three spacewalks.Hernandez participated in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston in 2001. There, he was a products investigation designer in the Materials & Processes division inevitably, he came to be division chief. In 2004, he was actually picked as an astronaut prospect, and also in 2009, he became a crew participant of STS-128.Get to know some of our Hispanic co-workers, past and also present, during the course of Hispanic Heritage Month.Picture credit rating: NASA/Jim Grossmann.