5 Questions for Jose Hernandez

As a kid, he dreamed big dreams-- then worked hard to make them come true.

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."

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.

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?