.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz really did not think of that a person day she would certainly operate at NASA. Today, she works as technological venture coordinator at NASA's Langley Proving ground in Virginia, assisting its Flying Study Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's position needs her to journey on behalf of public interaction celebrations as well as lately she supported NASA's visibility at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, The golden state where the agency's booth featured Spanish-language STEM components.Something, or rather, a person, created this activity particularly distinct for Cruz-Diaz: Her boy, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is currently serving in the USA Marine Corps and also is actually based at Marine Corps Air Base Miramar..In a stroke of serendipity, they were actually both working the very same event for their particular companies. Surviving on contrary sides of the nation, they hadn't found each other personally for nearly a year. With unpleasant surprise and also joy, they hugged.Maturing in a Puerto Rican household, chats regarding core values focused on family members, Martinez-Cruz stated. He recalled observing his mama operate at NASA and experiencing motivated by her job ethic. That level of commitment operated in the loved ones." Israel as well as I will carpool," she pointed out. "He will drop me off at Langley and after that he would take place his means to his airplane mechanic university.".Martinez-Cruz acts as a sky traffic operator, job that Cruz-Diaz found out about but had actually never found face to face." He's detailed to me what his work involves however taking a trip of his work website offers me an entire brand new understanding," she said after a scenic tour of the air traffic control service tower.NASA is honored to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the annual celebration honoring the large and wealthy backgrounds, societies, and also additions of the Hispanic and also Latino neighborhood. In words of NASA Manager Bill Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or "Forward and also upwards!".