News

‘Exhilarating, inspirational:’ Former NASA astronaut’s Science Blast returns for 13th year
Former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández’s 2025 Science Blast STEAAM Initiative: "A Million Miles Away," returned to ...
Waco Tribune-Herald12d
From fruit picker to flight engineer, former NASA astronaut shares story of education, determination
"We landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, a few miles away from where I picked strawberries as a kid," Hernandez ...
Florida Today9d
After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
She said that some believe to be considered an astronaut, you must have reached a certain altitude while others think you need to have made an orbital flight. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...
KCEN-TV Waco-Temple-Bryan on MSN13d
Former NASA astronaut inspires with journey from farmworker to space
MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas — Former NASA astronaut Dr. José M. Hernández spoke to a packed crowd at McLennan Community College, describing his inspirational journey from farmworker in California to ...
USA Today2d
‘Exhilarating, inspirational:’ Former NASA astronaut’s Science Blast returns for 13th year
the flight is only eight and a half minutes ... After writing books and having a movie based on his life as how he became an astronaut, Hernandez said " it's very busy." He sells his wine Tierra ...