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 honors Jose Moreno Hernandez, a distinguished NASA astronaut, for his inspiring life and significant contributions to science and space exploration. Born to immigrant farmworker parents, he earned degrees in electrical engineering and contributed to developing the first full-field digital mammography system, improving early breast cancer detection. Demonstrating extraordinary perseverance, Hernandez was selected for NASA's Astronaut Candidate Program after eleven applications and later flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as part of the STS-128 crew, conducting scientific experiments. The resolution recognizes his incredible career of service, his contributions to space exploration, and his ongoing advocacy for diverse representation in STEM . He continues to be an inspirational voice on the importance of perseverance and a defining example of Hispanic American contributions in these critical fields.