Netflix film 'A Million Miles Away' tells the story of astronaut Jos Hernndez

[Judi Lynn]

Sonia Ramirez
March 2, 2021
Updated: March 2, 2021 7:19 p.m.



Netflix will feature the true story of Mexican American NASA astronaut José Hernández.

NASA/Jim Grossmann

"If you could imagine a 10-year-old boy holding on to rabbit ear antennas of a black and white vacuum-tube technology TV watching the Apollo 17 mission, that was me."

So says José Hernández, the Mexican American NASA astronaut whose life story will be featured in the new Netflix film "A Million Miles Away," highlighting the inspiring journey that led him to space.

Hernández told Chron he still remembers listening to Walter Cronkite talking about Gene Cernan walking on the surface of the moon in 1972.

It was Cernan's historic walk on the moon that would inspire a young boy, working alongside his family as a migrant farmworker, to dream of becoming an astronaut.

Hernández's story inspired writer-director Alejandra Márquez Abella to put the tale out to the public via Netflix.

More:
https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/a-million-miles-away-netflix-movie-jose-hernandez-15906871.php

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[RestoreAmerica2020]

1. Thanks for highlighting an American hero. Looking forward to watching movie.

Paz.

[NBachers]

2. I remember watching him blast off on one of the shuttle missions.

He used to be one of the launch pad prep crew guys, so when it was his time to crawl into the shuttle, all the launch pad guys were giving him high-fives and really crowding around him.

[Make7]

3. José Hernández = José Hernández (in thread title)

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So many kids want to be astronauts when they grow up, unfortunately very few actually get to go to space. It's always interesting to see how life unfolded for someone to get there.

[Skittles]

4. OK I am being superficial here but

*SWOON*; yes INDEED