Astronaut José Hernández shares his inspiring journey as a migrant farm worker who persevered through rejection to become a NASA flight engineer.
Former NASA flight engineer José Hernández says he boarded Space Shuttle Discovery to "honor" those lost on Columbia.
Space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery made its first flight on this day in history. "I think I would have kept going," Hernández said."No one likes rejection, right. And I don't like rejection, of course. But the fact was… when we've set a big goal for ourselves, we have to enjoy the journey because that's about 80, 90% of your time and effort. And if you're not enjoying the journey, chances are you picked the wrong goal for yourself.
He described feeling a sense of security knowing that so many dedicated people on the ground paved for the way for his flight.
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