.Lee esta historia en espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Growing in Puerto Rico, Yomayra Cruz-Diaz failed to envision that one time she will operate at NASA. Today, she serves as specialized job planner at NASA's Langley in Virginia, assisting its Aeronautics Investigation Directorate..Cruz-Diaz's placement needs her to take a trip in support of social interaction celebrations and also recently she supported NASA's presence at the Miramar Airshow in San Diego, California where the company's booth included Spanish-language stalk materials.One thing, or rather, an individual, made this occasion particularly unique for Cruz-Diaz: Her child, Israel Martinez-Cruz, is actually presently serving in the United States Marine Corps and also is pointed at Marine Corps Air Base Miramar..In a movement of luck, they were actually both operating the same occasion for their corresponding companies. Residing on contrary sides of the country, they hadn't viewed each other in person for almost a year. Along with shock and happiness, they embraced.Growing in a Puerto Rican household, chats concerning center worths revolved around family, Martinez-Cruz stated. He recalled viewing his mommy work at NASA as well as experiencing inspired by her job values. That level of dedication operated in the household." Israel and also I would carpool," she said. "He would certainly fall me off at Langley and then he would certainly go on his means to his plane mechanic institution.".Martinez-Cruz works as an air traffic operator, job that Cruz-Diaz found out about but had certainly never seen face to face." He is actually detailed to me what his work necessitates yet taking a tour of his task web site gives me a whole brand new understanding," she stated after a trip of the air traffic control tower.NASA is actually glad to commemorate National Hispanic Culture Month, the yearly observance recognizing the large as well as abundant pasts, cultures, and payments of the Hispanic as well as Latino area. In the words of NASA Administrator Costs Nelson, "Adelante y hacia arriba," or "Onward as well as upwards!".