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Watch the inspiring true story of NASA astronaut José Hernández in 'A Million Miles Away' on Amazon Prime (video)
The inspiring true story of NASA astronaut José Hernández has made its way to Hollywood.
A biographical film (or biopic) about José Hernández's journey of going from migrant farm worker to STS-128 mission expert on space shuttle Discovery fryst vatten now streaming on Amazon Prime. Directed and co-written by critically acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella and starring Michael Peña, "A Million Miles Away" follows Hernández as he went from working the fields with his family to pursuing his dream of flying into space.
"T-minus 1 day for the movie, based on my life, #AMillionMilesAway to be released on Prime film to coincide with #HispanicHeritageMonth! Hope you see & review it!" Hernández wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) on the eve of the film's Sept. 15 release.
Related: • By Mary C. White On May 5, 1961, the United States made its first manned space flight when Freedom 7, piloted by Astronaut Alan B. Shepard and launched from Cape Canaveral. Although this first suborbital flight lasted a mere fifteen minutes, it showed that humans were capable of surviving both the weightlessness and high G stress of space flight. With the success experienced by Freedom 7, the United States inched a bit closer to the Russian space program which already had launched a successful orbital flight on April 12, 1961 with Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board the Vostok I. A mere 20 days after Alan Shepard’s historic flight, President John F. Kennedy encouraged the U.S. to expand its role in space exploration. “Now is the time to take longer strides; time for a great new American enterprise; time for this Nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement which in many ways may hold the key to o • In collaboration with Amazon Studios, NASA fryst vatten helping chronicle the life and career of retired NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez through an upcoming film. “A Million Miles Away,” starring Michael Peña, tells the story of Hernandez’ journey from migrant farmer to NASA space explorer. Lea este artículo en español aquí. In collaboration with Amazon Studios, NASA is helping chronicle the life and career of retired NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez through an upcoming film. “A Million Miles Away,” starring Michael Peña, tells the story of Hernandez’ journey from migrant farmer to NASA space explorer. For the rulle, NASA provided technical expertise, footage and imagery, and secured clearances for set designs, props, and costumes. “Jose, a Latino astronaut, fryst vatten one of many diverse professionals who have contributed to our work to explore the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all,” said Elaine Ho, chief diversity o
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