Hispanic Heritage MonthFelipe Valdez, a NASA engineer at Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory, stands next to a...“A lot of people in similar positions as myself, we struggle a lot with confidence and imposter syndrome – I..."It was magical that I could just tell the computer exactly what to do. And [my career] all came from...Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor installs samples for the Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS) experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS)...Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 flight engineer, wears a launch and entry suit as part of water survival training in the...In this March 7, 2022, image, astronaut Frank Rubio gets help putting on a spacesuit at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory...Astronaut Michael E. López-Alegría, mission specialist, is photographed in this close-up view during one of the STS-92 sessions of extravehicular..."These kids [in my Scout troop] learn how to cook outside. They know how to start a fire. And if..."I want people to see me and realize ‘she looks like me,’ or ‘she speaks Spanish like me,’ and I..."I was labeled a troublemaker. Teachers wouldn't help me. My career counselor said I would do amazing work at a..."I get really excited talking to kids and inspiring the next generation of explorers. For our role as communicators, it’s...“The first time [I went to Antarctica], my first impression was what Buzz Aldrin said about the Moon — this..."But here I am. And maybe I haven’t accomplished everything I want to do. But I can show little girls...Pedro Cota is a video producer for NASA en español the agency's Science Mission Directorate.Diana Trujillo, an aerospace engineer, is currently Technical Group Supervisor for Sequence Planning and Execution and a Tactical Mission Lead...I think it’s important to know that everybody has different experiences in life. And then you can learn from those...“I had a mentor say something to me that I think rings really true. He said, ‘when you work in...“I think it’s also that I came at a good time when we are having these important discussions about diversity..."When someone asks me about my job? I respond with immense pride I am part of the Office of the..."I just never knew that I would have the opportunity to have these kinds of mentors to actually help me...Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor examines her eye with a Fundoscope aboard the International Space Station with remote support from doctors on...Then-NASA Johnson Space Center deputy director Ellen Ochoa poses for a photo with Robonaut 2 (R2) during media day in..."Success is in the journey of trying to work your way back to balanced.” — Magdiel Santana, Senior Program Analyst,..."It is important that we have cultural awareness. And to actually do the science, to solve scientific mysteries, we need..."Yes, it has been a challenge, to get to work for NASA. But it’s worth it, every single day.” —..."When I walked into those doors [at my new job], understanding my ancestry, and then also understanding, I, myself, who...In this mage from June 2002, astronaut Franklin R. Chang-Diaz works with a grapple fixture during a spacewalk to perform...Dr. Frank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported for duty in August..."When you meet someone who is doing something different but yet, you can relate to them because of what they..."I thought to myself, ‘well, that vehicle took off in not-so-ideal conditions. Things aren’t impossible.’ That’s what led me to...Portrait of Irma Rodriguez, program specialist in NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission DirectorateAndres Almeida, digital content strategist for NASA's Office of CommunicationsMaria Santos, assistant to NASA’s Chief Scientist and the Science Engagement and Partnerships Division, Science Mission DirectorateFrank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class and reported for duty in August 2017.Arturo Sanchez, Director of External Relations Office at Johnson Space CenterDeborah Cander, Director of External Relations Office at Johnson Space CenterU.S. Representative Madeleine Dean, Dr. Janet Kavandi, NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, U.S. resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González-Colón and...Astronaut José Hernández, STS-128 mission specialist, works controls on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the...Former NASA astronaut José Hernández signs autographs for students following the Aspira con NASA/Aspire with NASA Hispanic Heritage Month event...Astronauts Frank Rubio, Shannon Walker, Raja Chari and Stephanie Wilson are participating in evaluations to provide their perspectives as those...
