A Million Miles Away | movie | 2023 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

The story of Mexican-American José Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. A tale of perseverance, | dG1fSi1IY1V1aUx6Ujg

Transcript

00:00 So what's your big goal dream? I want to be an astronaut

00:06 Oh my god, you're serious, okay

00:17 I've wanted this for almost 30 years

00:21 Every decision I've made I've made with the space program in mind

00:28 Who the hell are you? I'm Jose Hernandez sir. I'm an engineer. You're the new guy, right?

00:33 That third floor men's room needs toilet paper

00:37 Going to space it's a stupid dream last 10 candidates were chosen from 12,000 962 applicants. It's never gonna happen

00:44 Those people who got into the program

00:48 What do they have?

00:50 That you don't

00:52 They have skills that I don't have

00:57 It's taken him years to get where they are, but there's no guarantee

01:02 I know this is hard on everybody. My body hurts. I can't sleep. I know I can make this work

01:22 Over the last 10 years I've applied to the space program 12 times and I've been on the verge of giving up after each and

01:28 Every rejection, but you know what sir here I am

01:30 So you could turn me down again, but rest assured I'll be standing here again in a year

01:33 We grew up watching our people make sacrifices it's on us now

01:39 Tenacity is a superpower

01:44 This may not be your future it will always be your past

01:49 Who better to leave this planet dive into the unknown?

01:53 than a migrant farm worker

01:56 And I cry now you buy some dirt get into my eye

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02:26 (upbeat music)