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 blackand-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 (飘浮)! 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. How did you feel as an astronaut?

E. What was it like to see the Earth from space?

F. How do you like the food on the space station?

G. What challenges did you face?