.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz failed to think of that one day she would work at NASA. Today, she works as technological task coordinator at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, assisting its own Air transportation Research Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's position needs her to take a trip on behalf of social involvement events and also lately she sustained NASA's existence at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, The golden state where the agency's cubicle included Spanish-language STEM components.Something, or, someone, made this activity particularly distinct for Cruz-Diaz: Her kid, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is currently serving in the USA Marine Corps and is posted at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar..In a stroke of blessing, they were each working the very same celebration for their respective employers. Living on opposite edges of the country, they hadn't found each other personally for nearly a year. With unpleasant surprise and also happiness, they hugged.Maturing in a Puerto Rican house, chats about center market values focused on family, Martinez-Cruz pointed out. He remembered seeing his mama work at NASA and feeling influenced through her job principles. That degree of commitment managed in the family members." Israel and I will carpool," she pointed out. "He would certainly drop me off at Langley and afterwards he would certainly take place his way to his aircraft mechanic institution.".Martinez-Cruz functions as a sky web traffic operator, job that Cruz-Diaz knew about however had actually never found face to face." He is actually explained to me what his job entails however taking a trip of his project web site offers me a whole brand-new understanding," she pointed out after a tour of the air traffic control service tower.NASA is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the yearly celebration recognizing the vast as well as rich past histories, lifestyles, as well as contributions of the Hispanic as well as Latino community. In the words of NASA Manager Bill Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or even "Forward and upwards!".