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5 Questions for Jose Hernandez As a kid, he dreamed big dreams-- then worked hard to make them come true. | |
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We were farm workers. Until I was 12, my family moved around every two or three months, following the harvest (丰收) of crops in California. That helped define me I always work hard. |
It was December of 1972. I was 10, watching the final Apollo mission on a black-and-white TV. When I saw astronaut Gene Cernan walking on the Moon, I told myself, "I want to be an astronaut." |
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NASA refused me not once, not twice, but eleven times! I finally got chosen the twelfth time. Five years later, I flew on my first mission to the International Space Station. Never give up! |
Floating (漂浮) ! You're always floating. My favorite food was a burrito with scrambled eggs. We take tortillas to space because bread creates tiny pieces. It's really fun. |
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As we passed over North America, I could see Canada, the US, Mexico, and other parts of Latin America. It surprised me that I couldn't tell where one country ended and the next started. Borders are human-made. From up there, we're just one. | |
| A. When did you decide to be an astronaut? B. What did you love about space? C. What was your life like as a kid? D. What was it like to see the earth from space? E. What challenges did you face? |
