Biography
José Hernández is an engineer, retired astronaut, entrepreneur and lecturer. He studied at the University of the Pacific where he also earned an honorary doctorate and completed a master's degree in science and electrical engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
He was selected by NASA in Group 19 in 2007. In 2009 he participated in NASA's mission number 128, traveling on the Discovery to provide supplies and equipment to the Leonardo Station. In addition, he participated as a consultant engineer in different projects in which he played a key role, including his participation in the Livermore National Laboratory where he contributed to find a new tool for early detection of breast cancer.
As a speaker, his talks are motivational and he tells the experience of having prepared himself to fulfill his mission of being an astronaut.