Stockton native Jose Hernandez blasted off into space aboard the shuttle Discovery in 2009. He's now the inspiration for a movie being released next month.
This retired astronaut is now spending time watching different kinds of stars. Hernandez's life story is the subject of a new feature-length film named"A Million Miles Away.""Very humbling, very touching, you get a knot in your throat, but it turned out very well," Hernandez said."I was the one that recommended him because I had seen him in 'The Martian' and I said, 'He already has astronaut experience, so why not get him?'" Hernandez said.
The film looks at Hernandez's life growing up the son of a migrant farm worker, and going on to attend the University of the Pacific in Stockton, before joining NASA. In a time when many Hollywood blockbusters feature fictional superhero characters, Hernandez says this film offers a true-life inspirational message.
"Kids will see it, teachers will show it at schools and say, 'Look, this is what it takes to succeed in life,'" Hernandez said."I'm going to be participating in several premiers," Hernandez said."I saw the movie already, it's great and so I'm pretty proud of it," Hernandez said. And Hernandez says he's willing to go back into space again – which could happen, since Amazon owner Jeff Bezos also owns the space exploration company Blue Origin.Hernandez now works as an aerospace engineering consultant and owns a family-run vineyard and winery in San Joaquin County.
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