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A Million Miles Away is a 2023 American biographical drama film detailing the life of José M. Hernández, a Mexican-American astronaut, who is played by Michael Peña.It was directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella from a screenplay written by Bettina Gilois and re-written by Hernán Jiménez and Abella, based on Hernandez's autobiography Reaching for the Stars.
Yes, the film is based on Hernández’s autobiography, “Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut,” released in 2012.
Michael Peña stars as José M. Hernández, the first migrant worker to go to space, in the Prime Video biopic 'A Million Miles Away.' Review: A real-life migrant worker's goal to become an ...
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is a Mexican-American engineer [3] and astronaut. He currently serves as a Regent of the University of California. Hernández was on the Space Shuttle mission STS-128 in August 2009. He also served as chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center.
First Puerto Rican astronaut STS-119 (March 15, 2009) Soyuz TMA-04M (May 15, 2012) [2] Soyuz MS-06 (September 12, 2017) 12 José M. Hernández August 7, 1962 United States ( Mexico) First migrant farm worker in space. STS-128 (August 28, 2009) 13 Serena M. Auñón April 9, 1976 United States ( Cuba) Soyuz MS-09 (June 6, 2018) 14 Francisco Rubio
NASA Latino astronaut José M. Hernández' life from a migrant farmworker to going to space is the topic of Prime Video’s “A Million Miles Away” with Michael Peña.
Actor Michael Peña portrays astronaut José Hernández in “A Million Miles Away,” which tells the story of a boy who grew up as a migrant worker but kept his eyes trained on the stars.
Films about astronauts, persons trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists .