.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Growing in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz didn't visualize that day she would certainly operate at NASA. Today, she functions as technical project planner at NASA's Langley Proving ground in Virginia, supporting its own Aviation Analysis Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's setting requires her to travel on behalf of social engagement occasions and also just recently she supported NASA's existence at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, The golden state where the firm's display included Spanish-language stalk products.One thing, or rather, somebody, created this celebration especially distinct for Cruz-Diaz: Her boy, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is actually presently providing in the USA Marine Corps and is posted at Marine Corps Air Base Miramar..In a movement of luck, they were both functioning the same occasion for their particular companies. Surviving contrary edges of the nation, they hadn't viewed one another in person for virtually a year. Along with unpleasant surprise and also pleasure, they hugged.Growing in a Puerto Rican home, chats concerning core values hinged on family, Martinez-Cruz mentioned. He recollected viewing his mommy operate at NASA as well as feeling motivated through her job principles. That amount of devotion ran in the family members." Israel and also I would carpool," she said. "He will lose me off at Langley and afterwards he would take place his means to his plane mechanic school.".Martinez-Cruz serves as an air web traffic controller, job that Cruz-Diaz knew about however had actually certainly never observed in person." He is actually described to me what his job requires but taking a tour of his project web site provides me a whole brand-new understanding," she mentioned after an excursion of the air traffic control high rise.NASA is honored to celebrate National Hispanic Ancestry Month, the annual celebration recognizing the broad and wealthy pasts, cultures, as well as contributions of the Hispanic and Latino area. In words of NASA Supervisor Expense Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or "Onward as well as upwards!".