宇航员何塞·埃尔南德斯登上发现号

In this photo from Aug. 7, 2009, Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, smiles at the camera as he waits for his turn to enter the space shuttle Discovery as part of STS-128. It was the 128th Shuttle mission and the 30th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital lab, the STS-128 crew conducted three spacewalks.

Hernandez joined NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in 2001. There, he was a materials research engineer in the Materials & Processes branch; eventually, he became branch chief. In 2004, he was selected as an astronaut candidate, and in 2009, he became a crew member of STS-128.

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Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

在2009年8月7日拍摄的这张照片中，作为STS-128任务的一部分，任务专家何塞·埃尔南德斯（Jose Hernandez）在等待进入发现号航天飞机时对着镜头微笑。这是第128次航天飞机任务，也是第30次前往国际空间站的任务。在轨道实验室期间，STS-128机组人员进行了三次太空行走。

埃尔南德斯于2001年加入NASA休斯顿约翰逊航天中心。在那里，他是材料与工艺部门的一名材料研究工程师，并最终成为该部门的主管。2004年，他被选为宇航员候选人，并于2009年成为STS-128的机组成员。

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图片来源: NASA/Jim Grossmann