Follows Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish an impossible dream.
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00:00 So what's your big goal dream? I want to be an astronaut
00:06 Oh my God, you're serious, okay?
00:17 I've wanted this for almost 30 years
00:21 What is even less is Trayus every decision? I've made I've made with the space program in mind
00:28 Who the hell are you? I'm Jose Hernandez sir. I'm an engineer. You're the new guy, right?
00:33 That third floor men's room needs toilet paper
00:36 Going to space it's a stupid dream last ten candidates were chosen from twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty two applicants. It's never gonna happen
00:44 Those people who got into the program
00:48 What do they have that you don't?
00:51 They have skills that I don't have
00:57 It's taken him years to get where they are, but there's no guarantee
01:02 I know this is hard on everybody
01:10 My body hurts. I can't sleep. I know I can make this work
01:22 Over the last ten years I've applied to the space program twelve times and I've been on the verge of giving up after each and
01:28 Every rejection, but you know what sir here. I am
01:30 So you could turn me down again, but rest assured. I'll be standing here again in a year
01:34 We grew up watching our people make sacrifices. It's on us now
01:40 Tenacity is a superpower
01:44 This may not be your future. It will always be your past
01:49 Who better to leave this planet dive into the unknown?
01:53 than a migrant farm worker
01:56 And I cry nobody but no no no no no some dirt got into my eye
02:10 (laughs)
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