Honoring José Moreno Hernández, who served as a NASA astronaut and continues to be an inspirational voice on the importance of perseverance and a defining example of Hispanic American contributions in STEM.

This resolution would have the House of Representatives formally recognize José Moreno Hernández, a former NASA astronaut. It describes his background as the son of immigrant farmworker parents from Mexico, his engineering education, and his work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a digital mammography system. It notes that he was selected as an astronaut in 2004 after eleven applications and flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 2009. The resolution recognizes his career, his contributions to space exploration and science, his advocacy for diverse representation in STEM, and his story of perseverance. It does not create any new law, program, or spending.

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• George Whitesides Democrat sponsor
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