Candy Torres ' love of `` Star Trek '' inspired her to dedicate her life to NASA . `` I thought about the future a lot as a child , because I recognized that the present and the past were n't very happy places for people , '' she said . She was born in Mexico City and grew up on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, a city that is home to many Mexican immigrants who have made it their mission to make sure they are One of the first women to work in aerospace .
Candy Torres ' love of `` Star Trek '' inspired her to dedicate her life to NASA . She was born in Mexico City and grew up on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende, a city that is home to many Mexican immigrants who have made it their mission to make sure they are One of the first women to work in aerospace .