Astronaut Jose Hernandez is an American - born son of Mexican immigrants . Jose Hernandez scheduled to be aboard the space shuttle Discovery . ` ` I come from ... a typical migrant Mexican working class , '' Hernandez said . Mexican President called the 47-year - old astronaut to congratulate him .
Astronaut Jose Hernandez is an American-born son of Mexican immigrants . Jose Hernandez scheduled to be aboard the space shuttle Discovery . `` I come from ... a typical migrant farm working family , '' Hernandez said . Mexican President called the 47-year-old astronaut to congratulate him .