.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Maturing in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz failed to imagine that one time she would operate at NASA. Today, she serves as technical venture planner at NASA's Langley in Virginia, supporting its own Flying Investigation Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's placement requires her to travel on behalf of social engagement celebrations as well as lately she supported NASA's presence at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, California where the company's booth featured Spanish-language STEM components.One thing, or rather, somebody, made this occasion especially distinct for Cruz-Diaz: Her boy, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is actually presently providing in the United States Marine Corps as well as is actually based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar..In a movement of blessing, they were actually each working the exact same event for their corresponding employers. Living on opposite edges of the country, they had not found one another in person for almost a year. With surprise and delight, they embraced.Maturing in a Puerto Rican family, chats about core market values hinged on loved ones, Martinez-Cruz stated. He remembered finding his mother operate at NASA and feeling motivated by her job ethic. That amount of commitment managed in the household." Israel as well as I will carpool," she mentioned. "He will fall me off at Langley and afterwards he would happen his means to his aircraft mechanic college.".Martinez-Cruz serves as a sky traffic controller, job that Cruz-Diaz understood about but had actually certainly never seen face to face." He is actually detailed to me what his job calls for however taking an excursion of his job web site provides me an entire brand-new understanding," she pointed out after a scenic tour of the air traffic control tower.NASA is actually honored to commemorate National Hispanic Culture Month, the annual celebration honoring the vast as well as wealthy backgrounds, lifestyles, and also contributions of the Hispanic as well as Latino area. In words of NASA Administrator Expense Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or even "Forward as well as upwards!".