in 2021 began bottling wine under the Tierra Luna Cellars label. Awards and honors Hernández has earned or been awarded: Graduate Engineering Minority Fellow (GEM) (1985) Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award, "Outstanding Technical Contribution" (1995) Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) "Medalla de Oro" recipient for professional and community contributions (1999) U.S. Department of Energy "Outstanding Performance Commendation" (2000) NASA Service Awards (2002, 2003) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory "Outstanding Engineer Award" (2001) Upward Bound National TRIO Achiever Award (2001) Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society member and awarded an honorary LL.D. degree from University of California at Santa Barbara (2006). José Hernández Middle School, in San Jose, California, is named after him University of California, Santa Barbara 2015 Distinguished Alumnus United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, 2016 National Hispanic Hero Award University of the Pacific 2019 Medallion of Excellence for outstanding and exceptional service to University of the Pacific, their profession and community. Filmography See also References External links Jose Hernandez Reaching For The Stars! Foundation Spacefacts biography of José Hernández 1962 births American electrical engineers American people of Purépecha descent American people of Mexican descent Aquanauts American astronaut-politicians California Democrats Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory staff Living people People from Stockton, California University of California, Santa Barbara alumni University of the Pacific (United States) alumni NASA civilian astronauts People from French Camp, California Engineers from California Space Shuttle program astronauts Hispanic and Latino American scientists Hispanic and Latino American aviators