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José M. Hernández

1962 - Today

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José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is a Mexican-American engineer and astronaut. He currently serves as a Regent of the University of California. Hernández was on the Space Shuttle mission STS-128 in August 2009. He also served as chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José M. Hernández is the 297th most popular astronaut (down from 185th in 2019), the 10,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,073rd in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, José M. Hernández ranks 297 out of 556Before him are Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, James M. Kelly, David M. Walker, Eugene H. Trinh, Soichi Noguchi, and Nie Haisheng. After him are Roberto Vittori, Aleksandr Lazutkin, Paolo Nespoli, Ellen Ochoa, Oleg Kotov, and Bjarni Tryggvason.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, José M. Hernández ranks 422Before him are Steve Albini, Ali Smith, Donato Gama da Silva, Arnaud Montebourg, Colin Clarke, and Janine Turner. After him are David Koechner, Tomoyasu Hotei, Volker Weidler, Nicholas Lea, Arnold Scholten, and Retno Marsudi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, José M. Hernández ranks 10,430 out of 20,380Before him are Gustav Hasford (1947), Jesse Williams (1981), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), Michael Swanwick (1950), Florence Vidor (1895), and Victor Schertzinger (1888). After him are Gilbert Colgate (1899), Maxine Kumin (1925), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Tenskwatawa (1775), Cara Buono (1974), and Herman Cain (1945).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, José M. Hernández ranks 139Before him are Brewster H. Shaw (1945), Norman Thagard (1943), Pamela Melroy (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James M. Kelly (1964), and David M. Walker (1944). After him are Ellen Ochoa (1958), Janice E. Voss (1956), S. David Griggs (1939), John M. Lounge (1946), Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), and Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977).