.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Growing up in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn't visualize that a person day she will work at NASA. Today, she acts as technological job organizer at NASA's Langley Proving ground in Virginia, assisting its own Aviation Study Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's posture demands her to journey on behalf of public involvement occasions as well as just recently she supported NASA's existence at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, The golden state where the organization's display included Spanish-language STEM materials.One thing, or rather, somebody, created this activity specifically one-of-a-kind for Cruz-Diaz: Her child, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is actually presently serving in the USA Marine Corps as well as is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar..In a movement of luck, they were actually each functioning the exact same occasion for their particular employers. Residing on contrary edges of the country, they had not viewed each other in person for nearly a year. Along with shock and also delight, they embraced.Maturing in a Puerto Rican family, talks about center market values focused on loved ones, Martinez-Cruz pointed out. He recollected seeing his mommy operate at NASA as well as feeling influenced by her job principles. That degree of devotion ran in the family members." Israel and also I will carpool," she stated. "He would certainly drop me off at Langley and then he would happen his technique to his aircraft mechanic institution.".Martinez-Cruz acts as a sky web traffic controller, work that Cruz-Diaz learnt about but had never ever found face to face." He is actually discussed to me what his work necessitates however taking a tour of his task site offers me an entire new understanding," she mentioned after a scenic tour of the air traffic control service high rise.NASA is actually proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the yearly celebration honoring the wide as well as wealthy past histories, lifestyles, and additions of the Hispanic and also Latino community. In the words of NASA Manager Expense Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or even "Forward and also upward!".