Jose Hernandez (astronaut)
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José Moreno Hernandez (born August 7, 1962) is an American engineer and astronaut. He is currently chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center. He previously developed equipment for full-field digital mammography at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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[edit] Education
B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of the Pacific, 1984. M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1986.
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[edit] Experience
1987-2001 were spent at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
[edit] NASA career
In 2001 Hernandez joined the Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas.
Selected by NASA in May 2004. In February 2006 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training. On completing this initial training, Hernandez was assigned to the Shuttle Branch to support Kennedy Space Center Operations in support of Shuttle launch and landing preparations. He will work various technical assignments until assigned to a spaceflight as a mission specialist.
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