Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut

The book that inspired the new film A Million Miles Away.

Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hern瀟dez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Reaching for the Stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut.

Hern瀟dez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit.

Hern瀟dez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography.

Author: José M. Hernández
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Center Street
Published: 09/04/2012
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781455522804