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
