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BASED ON A TRUE STORY

See you on the other side, cousin.

US MIGRATIONS

Thousands of workers

they cross the border from Mexico every year.

There are young people and old people.

Men and boys. Women and even children.

From there they are sent to work on the Imperial Valley farms,

San Joaquin Valley, Salinas Valley

y Santa Clara Valley.

STATE BORDER

STOCKTON A SPECIAL PLACE

Everyone sit down. Let's start class.

José. You came back.

Eleven times two?

Twenty two.

-Twelve times two? - Twenty four.

And seventeen times two?

In English please.

"Thirty" and four?

Do you think it's funny?

And who knows what sixty times seven is?

No. Better, tell me sixty-three times seven.

Go ahead, Mr. Hernandez.

Four hundred forty-one.

Beto.

It's good that you're back.

Take a sit.

I worked.

It's time.

WELCOME TO CHINO WHERE EVERYTHING GROWS

CROP AREAS

WELCOME TO SALINAS

So, for homework,

They are going to write a composition.

"When I grow up".

I want you to use many...

- Beto. - ...adjectives

- cute and powerful, understand? -Beto!

"When I grow up, what do I want to be?"

How will they describe what they want to be?

IF YOU TAKE A BOOK, RETURN IT

Teacher Young.

What are the stars for?

What are the stars for?

What a difficult question, sir.

Did you know?

I think you will be one of those people

who find answers to those kinds of questions.

FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WHEN I GROW UP

INGREDIENT NO. 1 FIND YOUR GOAL

They're about to take off! I heard it on the radio.

Pepito, come on. Hold the antenna.

No problems in the countdown. We pass the 50 seconds.

Transfer complete.

The launch vehicle switched to internal power.

In 40 seconds, we will launchApollo 11.

The tanks are already pressurized.

In 35 seconds.

Follow the countdown of Apollo 11. Thirty seconds.

The astronauts report that everything is going well. In 25 seconds.

In 20 seconds.

In 15 seconds.

Internal remote control system. Twelve, eleven, ten, nine.

Ignition sequence.

Six, five, four,

three, two, one, zero.

Engines on.

Take off! Launch carried out at 13:32.

Takeoff of Apollo 11.

USA

EE. UU.

Tower clear.

Understood. Start tilt.

Neil Armstrong confirms the tilt maneuver

which places Apollo 11 in proper position.

It takes 30 seconds.

Tilt performed and pitch underway. Bravo one.

Mr. and Mrs. Hernández.

I'm a little worried about your children's education.

I think they should reconsider the frequency of travel.

I understand.

Ask your dad,

What would happen if I had a tree,

I will plant it, water it, take care of it

and then transplant it every year, over and over again?

How would the tree grow?

We need money.

For a house in Michoacán.

We must work.

Knows?

Teacher Young!

I did my homework.

WHEN I GROW UP ASTRONAUT / ME

You are a force of nature.

Nothing is going to stop you.

Do not forget.

All that is your future.

The Michoacán house can wait.

STOCKTON A SPECIAL PLACE

TO MILLIONS OF KILOMETERS

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

HELLO MOM

APPLICATION FOR ENTRY TO NASA

INGREDIENT NO. 2 LOOK WHERE YOU ARE AND HOW MUCH IS MISSING

We're all here. Let us begin.

Today will be the night class.

Good. Who tells me what this is?

Try it.

A circle?

Not stupid.

It's the Soviet Union.

USSR

And who tells me what this is?

- USA. - United States of America.

And who tells me what this is?

- A rocket. - More specific.

-A hostile rocket? - More specific, Weissberg.

A hostile rocket in mid-flight?

No.

It is a missile that approaches at 8 km/s.

It carries a nuclear warhead capable of destroying Manhattan.

Who is going to protect all those people from attack?

-Let's see? - Us.

As?

Us.

If someone tried to attack us,

we would protect ourselves.

Who are you?

I am José Hernández, sir. Is my first day.

-In what capacity? - Laboratory engineer.

Weissberg, give him an office. Take him to work.

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES

Sorry.

Hello, I'm José Hernández.

Upstairs there is an office

where you have to change the lights, because...

You're the new one, right?

- Yes. - Yes, hello.

The winery is in the background on the right.

There you will find everything.

Take all the keys.

There are spotlights there,

bleach, mops, brooms, rags, disinfectant, everything.

And there is also a closet

on the sixth floor, next to the ladies' bathroom.

Well I do not...

The third floor bathroom needs paper.

Whenever you can. Yes, welcome.

- One second. Hi sir. - The fact that...

Yes, I'll be right there.

If you need anything else, let me know. Alright?

- Welcome. - Thank you.

What's it called? Liver what?

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.

-And what is? - A federal research area.

National security.

We are investigating the most complex laser beam in the world.

It could be him...

It could be the most important defense advance

- in terms of missiles in years. - Bye bye.

So are they weapons?

Beto, we are talking about laser beams.

Let's put them into orbit to save millions of lives

if the Russians attack.

- If the Russians attack. - Yeah.

Yes. That's crazy, cousin.

You already know it's possible, right?

No!

Don't you read the newspaper?

Do you remember that in school,

When we were kids, we drew what we wanted to be.

large?

- Yes. - I remember your drawing.

- The teacher hung it in the classroom. - If I remember.

- I wanted to be a ranchera singer. - And you don't know how to sing.

- No. - Nor play the guitar.

- But it looks pretty on me. - It's true.

That Liver thing is not like being an astronaut,

But they still throw things into space, right?

Yeah.

How about we buy roast beef, some beers

and we toast to the laser of space?

- Alright. - Let's do that.

Hey, Beto! You're missing a couple of rows!

-No! - Yes, you are missing them.

- Surely yes. - No...

-Finish them! - You're right.

- I'm going to have to go back. - Well.

It's great to feel proud of you

Even though I have no idea what you're talking about, cousin.

I will miss you.

I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying here.

It doesn't matter.

You're getting out of this.

You go to a place with a position,

a title and more respect.

Incredible, man.

Hey, Beto.

I'll help you with those two lines and we'll go have some drinks.

Very good. You are ready?

Yeah.

No need to shout. I'm with my cousin.

Well. I see.

I want photocopies.

Two per page and the files in the basement.

There are many photocopies, like a thousand.

Yeah.

Isn't there a better way to spend my time?

This is a good way.

Is for you.

- It's a waste of time. - Yes of course.

AUGUST 20, 1985 MR. JOSEPH HERNANDEZ

Dear applicant: We regret...

Are you taking them to work tomorrow?

No, thanks.

Your sister said she met a girl for you.

Please, mom. Oh my God.

We are not going to live forever.

And what are you going to do? Are you going to grow old just like a...?

Not today, please...

Please that?

Not today, can it be? Today I had...

-That? - I had an overwhelming day.

"Overwhelming."

Spend a day with him and...

Don't let it ruin my trees.

You spend the day in that car,

coming and going, right?

From the field to the factory.

And when you get home? You work a little more.

How are you?

I don't know.

It could be easier.

A lot of work...

And you could be proud of me.

I'm an engineer, not a cleaner or anything like that.

So what? What would be wrong?

Nothing, but it's not rocket science.

Still trying to figure out the number one ingredient?

What is your goal?

The road is still long.

You know everything we did

- your mom and I for you. - Yeah.

- Everything we left... - I know.

- Gil, Chava, Lety. - I already know it.

I know you lost the house in Michoacán because of me, okay?

Do you have to say it every time we have a beer?

It's a burden.

We gave up the house for your education.

APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE TO NASA

POSITION: ENGINEER

-What's that? - Nothing.

I already told him no.

I don't want to be recognized for enchiladas.

So thanks.

I understand now.

-Why do you say it like that? - Nothing, I understand.

Can you come out please?

We are about to detonate a nuclear bomb with an X-ray laser

and we hope that it emits rays at the correct energy levels,

during the correct time, in the necessary direction.

I don't want any errors in this test.

Let the skeptics shut up and give us funds.

Come on, it will be a great challenge.

ON SALE

USED ​​CARS TRADE-IN

Come on.

- It's a 30-year-old car. - 20 years old.

And it's an Impala.

Think about the adventures we had in this car.

Do you know what I think?

That you want to forget who you are.

Do you think this defines me?

It consumes a lot and has more kilometers than the Enterprise.

I don't know, it's like a betrayal.

It hurts me.

It's pretty good,

- Nonetheless. - That's how it is.

I'm going to see what the manager says.

Well.

Maybe you'll do a very good business.

Brilliant.

I like it, May.

-You have a second? - I'm coming.

Alright.

This is how they deceive you, cousin.

You give your soul for a bowl of Doritos.

You will be very happy with this car.

It consumes little and is very nice, sporty.

A very good investment.

- Yes I want it. - Excellent.

I will start with the procedures.

Mister? Have a seat. Please.

Well.

Could it be that we have seen each other in the field?

Yes. Sometimes I help my father.

Yes me too.

Good.

Here are the keys.

I just bought a new car.

Yes, congratulations.

I didn't know... I'm José.

- Me, Adela. - Adela.

What model did I buy?

I was distracted, a little confused.

Don't know which model you bought?

- No... - Do you want to see the papers?

Maybe I bought a delivery van.

Yes. A used mail van.

Comes without doors.

I know... I know it's weird, but...

And that you are working,

but if at some point...

It doesn't have to be a...

We don't need to officially have a...

It doesn't matter.

I would love to have a date with you

If you take me in your used mail truck,

but I don't think it's possible.

- Sign here. - But.

You should meet my father.

No, that doesn't bother me.

Good. If you take the risk, José...

Sorry for what's going to happen.

-That? - Please don't run away.

What a nice night.

The weather is nice.

No. It's a pleasure to meet you all.

Are you from the Hernández de Pátzcuaro or Uruapan?

-Avocados or lemons? - Avocados.

All good?

Avocados?

What does that have to do with anything?

Today he had a long shift.

-Have they already told you? - Of course, man.

It just can't be!

I'm sorry.

I didn't want to subject you to the Inquisition.

No nothing happens. I had fun. Oh really.

Well. Deep down, they are very kind.

Yeah.

I think you intimidated them.

Did I intimidate them?

Is that why they were sweating?

For me?

I thought it was the hot sauce.

No, I think it was because you are an engineer.

I thought we brainiacs weren't intimidating.

Adela.

Adela!

Sorry, I have to go.

Don't worry.

I will return.

- I have to go. - Yeah.

Yes I know. He keeps yelling at you.

Yeah.

Sorry.

No problem. I had fun. It was fun.

- I had fun too. - Yeah.

- I have to go. - Yes, you have to go.

Yeah.

Mister.

-Mister? - Not now.

It's not important.

- I discovered something. - Not now.

Mister!

Office 542 needs to be cleaned.

Whenever you can.

LASER PERSONAL RESTRICTED AREA

ON OFF

What the hell are you doing?

-How did you go inside? - I have keys.

Do you have keys to the laboratory?

I have all the keys to the building, sir.

The receptionist thinks I'm cleaning

and he gave me the keys...

He should be making copies.

But he's doing... What is this?

I wanted to test some issues that...

-Some matters? - Yes sir.

I did some tests and all the figures...

The system works by measuring the brightness of the beryllium detector

when he hits the laser.

But the explosion itself overheats the detectors.

So, it gives a higher frequency,

which is incorrect.

So unless they are calibrated separately, there is no way to know if the...

If the signal they produce

It comes from the laser or the explosion.

Sir, I...

If you'll allow me, I... We can use a containment unit,

This is how we isolate the laser

and we get a better reading from the beryllium detectors.

Or at least, a firmer reading,

because the...

The intervention of the explosion would be minimized .

And you mean to tell me that no one noticed before?

That is very unlikely, sir.

Everyone stay here

and check these figures again. OK?

- Sir, I don't... - Okay, Weissberg?

Yes sir.

Check the figures, but they are correct.

Hello.

Hello. I'm not the new employee.

I'm new, but I'm not a cleaner.

I am an engineer.

And there's nothing wrong with cleaning. Hi Steve.

I like Steve. He's a good guy. Nice.

- Very nice. - Yes, but maybe you need this.

Because my husband is coming.

- Your mom is very good. - Yeah.

You can tell he likes you.

-Do you like the brainiac? - Yeah.

You are not a typical brainiac.

It's just that you seem more...

I don't know, more eager.

-Avid? - Yeah.

Yeah, I guess I'm like that.

Do you have any dreams?

Any goal in life?

An objective?

Yes, like my dad says,

It's good to have a goal to focus on.

I want be chef. That is my goal.

And have a restaurant.

Yeah?

But let it be authentic.

An authentic Michoacan food restaurant.

Not a burrito stand.

I would invest in that.

Excellent.

And what is your goal,

your dream, anyway?

It's nonsense.

- No, that's not worth it. -What thing?

- That's not worth it. -What thing?

You have to answer.

I told you mine. I was vulnerable.

Come on, I want to get to know you better.

Please.

I want to be an astronaut.

Oh my God. You meant it.

Alright. You mean...

- Yes, it's stupid. - No.

No.

But I didn't expect it, that's all.

Know?

Is not stupid. In fact, it's amazing.

And now I feel very unambitious.

- I want to cook. - No. A dream is a dream.

Yeah.

Well, when you get back from Mars, stop by my place to eat some tamales.

- And I'll give you a discount. - Well.

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

What does this brainiac have to do...

to be alone with you?

Well...

JUST MARRIED

Hello. July, no. Leave that.

Get on the ship!

- Julio, stop that. - They're going to leave without you.

Jose, seriously. Be careful with that frame.

Don't break it.

- Five, four... - What are they doing?

...three two.

Will you get home from work on time?

-By? - I have to go out.

Where to?

I have a visit to a location for the restaurant.

-A local? - Yeah.

No, avoid it.

Yes. Maybe it will help. I think it's very cute.

Have you already chosen the name?

Yes, mom's name.

I like it.

No, there is a giant meteorite!

It's huge! Dodge it.

You dodged it.

Don't forget to buy diapers.

- No. - What was that?

What was that noise?

- Well. - Bye bye.

Who knows what this is?

No, Gutierrez,

It's not a donut with sprinkles.

It is an object that receives an x-ray emission.

Who knows what this is? Weissberg?

- A square. - A square.

I have something for you. The Enriched Uranium Program.

The US is buying nuclear material from the Russians

for power plants.

The best of all the laboratories will go to Siberia to supervise.

Do you have a suitcase and a good coat?

Yeah.

A job like this would help a lot

upon entering the space program.

Sorry for arriving late.

I promise I'll take you to the place tomorrow.

Dear applicant: We regret...

What is this?

Tell me something.

I was going to tell you.

Well, I'm glad, because I want to understand.

You applied six times

- to the program... - Yes.

And none of those times did you think to tell me.

I only made one attempt.

A try? No, José...

They were one, two, three, four, five.

Six attempts in six years.

It's a stupid dream. Is...

-A stupid dream? - Yes, I mean...

Do you know what the stupid dream is?

Which?

That of trusting your partner. Why didn't you tell me?

Because it is not going to be fulfilled.

That's not an answer.

Why didn't you share with your wife

that you wanted to travel to space?

Yes I told you.

No, you said something like that many years ago.

and I thought it was a joke and I laughed.

Adela, they rejected me six times.

-What if they didn't reject you? - But it happened

and I was going to tell you.

Good. You were going to tell me.

When? Were you thinking of calling me from space?

Why doesn't it make you proud?

Do you want me to be proud?

The restaurant is important to me.

And you don't care.

And you want me to be proud?

And the diapers?

Diapers go next to beer

because depressed dads

They are the ones who go to buy them in the middle of the night.

Idiot.

She is obsessed with the restaurant

and I think he exaggerated.

They were requests, nothing more.

Maybe he just wants to find out.

You have a beautiful family that loves you and puts up with your idiots.

What more do you want, old man?

You did.

And it wasn't because of the Impala.

Again with the Impala?

What attracts you to space?

I don't know.

Maybe I want to get my hands out of the dirt.

Tell me something.

Who better than a migrant?

someone who knows

what it's like to plunge into the unknown.

Who better than someone like that

to dare to leave the planet?

Give thanks.

And go back to your house.

Adelita, forgive me.

How much do you care about space?

It's nonsense.

José.

How much do you care?

I think about that every day, all the time.

I keep thinking about that.

I don't want to be the typical wife

inconsiderate and annoying.

- Don't put me there. - Well.

I take you seriously.

You're an engineer.

An excellent engineer. You're doing very well in Livermore.

And I am very proud of you.

I don't think NASA's thing is nonsense.

I'm going to ask you something

and I want you to be honest, okay?

Yeah.

The people who entered the program in these six years,

What do they have that you don't?

Almost all of them are Caucasian

and they have training that I don't have.

But that training costs money.

It does not matter. We have savings.

What do they have that you don't have?

Last time 12,962 candidates applied.

Some are military, others have doctorates,

there are scientists, engineers and some teachers.

And there are pilots. Many are pilots.

Excellent pilots.

Well, get to work.

Up and down.

And they are very good at high performance sports,

such as athletics, swimming, triathlon, tennis and weight training.

Some are professional athletes.

One of them is a deep-sea diver and has made more than 700 dives.

Knowing how to dive is key.

MAIL

Dear applicant:

We regret to inform you that you were not chosen...

The crisis of 40.

And what's more, they speak Chinese, French or German.

- But the most important thing... - Is that they are white.

No.

That program in Russia...

No, they speak Russian.

I am a drifting balloon. July.

No.

Do not laugh at me.

Karina.

Dear applicant: We regret to inform you...

...qualified people...

We regret to inform you

that was not selected...

ENGINEER

NASA

July, to breakfast.

And dad?

Good.

And dad?

Turn right heading 3-1-0, and descend 5,000 feet.

It took them years to get where they are

and even if they are good at all that,

There are no guarantees either.

But we are still on dry land.

You will fly when you are ready.

So I can learn, improve

and then improve even more,

and still be rejected.

You have to try it.

Do you say it in Spanish to make it easier?

It worked?

No.

But we are going to spend everything.

We grew up seeing the sacrifices of our own.

Is our turn.

I'm going my love.

You're going to have to travel to Russia.

It's cold there.

INGREDIENT NO. 3 THINK HOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET THERE

Flight 317 to Moscow, prepared for takeoff.

When the 237 arrives, we will continue the scheduled flight protocol.

Wait for authorization from the air traffic controller.

For the implementation of the Enriched Uranium Transparency Program,

We welcome volunteer José Hernández, from the USA.

He will stay in the country for six months.

Sorry. I should have been there.

- This is horrible. - Yes.

But we already knew it.

It's just that I feel...

José, it was fast.

I started having contractions and called mom.

I almost didn't make it to the hospital.

I should have taken you.

Babies are born when they want. It's like that.

Yes.

And the children?

They're fine, my mom takes care of them.

They must terrify your dad.

Yes I hope so.

How about Siberia?

What are you saying?

It means: Hello, how are you?

It's the child?

Yes.

Do you put it on the phone?

Wait.

-Did you put it in? - Yeah.

Yes, talk to him.

You have to take care of her, okay? She is strong.

She is strong, but that is why we have to protect her.

He makes many sacrifices for us.

I love her very much.

And you too, you know?

I was thinking...

Yes?

Do not send the application by mail.

¿Sr. Sturckow?

- Sturckow. - Sturckow, Sr. Sturckow.

- Yes. - I'm José Hernández.

Jose Hernandez.

Yes sir.

What are you doing here?

This year, I decided to bring the application in person.

-Where do you come from? - Stockton, California.

You could send it by mail.

Yes, I could.

But I preferred to meet him and give it to him in person.

Well, Hernandez,

With this one, you've tried it eleven times.

I value persistence

and I appreciate that you came,

but you would have saved the ticket...

Sir, may I please?

This is my most complete application yet.

And with this one, it's twelve times, not eleven.

Well. Let's see.

-Excuse me? -What changed?

What's different now?

In these ten years,

every academic, professional and personal decision

- pointed to the Space Program. - I understand.

I did a master's degree in Electronic Engineering.

I am now a pilot and completed 800 hours of flying.

I got certified in diving.

I ran the San Francisco marathon.

- Well... - And I speak Russian, sir.

What's more, I went to Siberia as a volunteer

by the Department of Energy Transparency Program .

I am a father of...

five children who are perfect

and husband to the most incredible woman,

who threatened to leave me if I didn't come.

I applied 12 times, and yes,

I was about to give up every time I was rejected,

but you know what? Here I am, sir.

You may reject me again, but in a year I will come again.

Well, Mr. President. Hernandez.

- Thank my Lord. - Have a good trip.

Don't cheat!

Beto! Your daughter is here. Be careful with what you say.

Hi Karina.

Hello. I take it. Thank you. Have a nice day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULY

José!

Between.

No.

Between.

- I will miss you. - Can.

I can't accept that.

- You want it. - Can't.

Accept it. It's a gift.

- Accept it. - Can't.

Not seriously.

Can't.

- Accept it. - I can't, old man.

- Come on, accept it. - No I can not.

- Well. Hey! - Can't. Enough.

Enjoy it.

Hey, cousin.

You're sure?

Yeah.

Go away. See you.

MOVING AND DEPOSIT

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

Very good.

I warn you that the program

it is very hard for families.

The sacrifices they will make for you

they surpass everything you can imagine.

You also have to understand that this does not guarantee

to enter a space mission.

There is little chance.

And most do not complete the training.

Give us a tip, cousin.

Yeah.

But at the same time, don't lose sight

who were chosen from tens of thousands.

If we accept them,

It's because they are one of the few people

with extraordinary talents in the world

that we believe capable of flying a rocket into space.

Today is the first day of a long journey

that will change them completely.

And forever.

But it won't be easy.

They will push themselves beyond their limits,

They are going to work as a team and fight alone.

Next to you are your new brothers and sisters.

Welcome.

KC? Any comments?

Hello. I am Kalpana Chawla, but some people call me KC.

I've been here for a while.

I have already traveled to space once

and I will be in charge of your training.

We must develop muscle memory.

They will subject the body to conditions

similar to those in space.

As soon as the engines are turned off

and go to zero gravity, they will be disoriented.

They will feel like they are falling.

And there will be silence.

The important thing is the body and the mind.

We are trying to achieve something dangerous.

It is essential to have a cool mind for emergencies.

Support divers are there to assist you.

Don't resist the suit.

Sáquenlo.

Sáquenlo ya.

Come with us, sir.

- Calm down, Hernandez. - Come on. All good?

Are you OK?

It sounds horrible.

Yes, it was horrible.

Julito needs you to help him with his science work.

Well.

I just wanted to let you know.

Well.

And I apologize, but I think I'm going to be late again. I train.

Bueno.

Did the plumber come today?

Hello son. You should be asleep by now.

Shall I show you my Earth?

Your land?

Science work.

It does not work?

Yeah.

I used a 13 watt light bulb and put the wires in the back.

Mom helped me.

He knows a lot about cooking, but not so much about electricity.

At least I try.

Beautiful.

You see? We are here.

Exact. We are there.

Well, go back to sleep.

Sorry for not helping you.

No problem.

Yeah?

Why do you want to go to space?

I don't know. Go to sleep.

Everything is alright?

I know it's difficult for everyone.

I'm falling apart, everything hurts, I can't sleep.

I can do it, but I have to be in my best shape.

Do you even hear yourself?

- You keep talking about... - About what? From my?

Hey...

We never see you.

Sorry.

Hello? Wait to?

I was coming home from working late.

I was where I didn't have to be.

It wasn't an accident, it was a shooting.

There are many accidents in this area.

When will you go to space?

He always told me that he was sure you were going to go.

I knew you felt sorry for me because I hadn't studied.

nor anything of all that you did.

Is not true.

Don't worry, don't feel bad.

Only now you have to honor it and go to space.

That's something Beto would say.

What are we going to do with you, Hernández?

-Do you want to win the space suit or not? - Yes, sir.

Do you know where we are?

We are 56 km north of Houston, at 23,000 feet elevation.

Course 2.0, but up is down and down is up.

Good. Now show me how you land this machine.

Yes sir. We passed Richmond, approaching Houston.

Flying towards the runway at 6,000 feet,

approximation 120.9. Thank you.

Turn off the microphone, Hernandez. It's still activated.

Turn off the microphone.

- It's stuck, sir. -As?

Impossible. Disable it. You interfere with the tower.

I try that, sir.

NASA 959, release the line.

-Can't! It got stuck! - Deactivate it.

That's what I'm trying to do, sir!

NASA 959, has traffic on the right.

On the right! At 3:00!

You have traffic!

Hey, sir. I'm sorry. She's not going to repeat herself, sir.

Of course not.

This is not pilot school.

You are far behind the rest.

Catch up or quit.

How are you?

I'd be lying if I said I knew.

It was good to admit the mistake.

That is highly valued at NASA.

It's worth it?

I mean all this.

Yeah.

Yeah?

Everything looks beautiful from up there.

As if it were a sacred place.

The atmosphere forms ribbons of various colors that embrace the Earth.

And it looks so fragile...

Such a small planet where so many things happen...

We think we control everything.

Our lives, our dreams...

We exhaust ourselves, we sacrifice ourselves,

We believe that it is just a matter of wanting it.

But life is a mystery, you know?

The thing is like this.

When the takeoff sequence begins, we only have us.

That's what matters.

What you learned today matters.

I'll go back to space.

I was named a specialist for the next STS-107 mission.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Do you know how important it is

that people like you and me be part of this?

I also tried a lot.

Tenacity is a superpower.

They will be submerged upside down without oxygen.

Don't get disoriented and try to work as a team.

INGREDIENT NO. 4 IF YOU DON'T KNOW, LEARN

That's the Helo Dunker.

Imagine that you walk through your house, but everything is upside down.

Do not untie yourself until you reach the bottom.

The divers are there as a precaution.

You must get out safely without their help.

They must go out as a team to complete the training.

No, wait.

If the divers help them, they are disqualified.

Let's get them out. Come on.

Mister?

Not yet.

Come on.

Well. Everyone is fine?

Next week it goes again.

The next one will be blind.

Very good.

LOCAL FOR RENT

TIERRA LUNA AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE

Here you go.

David Brown, the Kalpana Fish specialist...

José, when will you be there?

When you finish chopping onion.

FERRY ROUTE

The rocket is moving at a speed of mach 25.

Twenty-five times the speed of sound.

- I don't see anything, dad. - Come.

Keep watching, pay attention.

The shuttle Columbia is cut off

- 12 minutes ago... - Good.

It is crewed by seven people.

Columbia to Houston, try UHF.

Let's see what James Hartsfield tells us.

Control is waiting

to reestablish contact with the ship.

The news from the Columbia shuttle is worrying.

They have not communicated yet. Right now...

LeRoy Cain, flight director, is indicating

that contingency procedures be activated .

We have images of the ship in flight over Dallas, Texas,

the entry of the ship into the atmosphere...

I have to go.

I want to see the landing.

There won't be any landing.

Take. Don't turn on the TV.

Officials confirm what we have seen.

Apparently, the ferry "disappeared."

That was Michael Barne.

The shuttle disintegrated 200,000 feet above Texas.

The remains probably

they will fall very dispersed.

We warn those listening not to approach the area.

After exhaustive investigation,

we concluded that, by launching STS-107,

A fragment of foam insulation fell off from the external tank.

and hit the left wing of the ship.

Upon re-entry of Columbia into the atmosphere,

Because of this damage, the gases penetrated the thermal protection

and destroyed the internal structure of the wing.

This caused the ship to destabilize.

and disintegrate.

Not surprisingly, this conclusion implies greater government controls.

If space flights are not safe, they should be avoided.

Do you think I should resign?

Kalpana said that life was a mystery.

But at that moment I didn't understand what he meant.

And now...

Good night.

INGREDIENT NO. 5

WHEN YOU THINK YOU GOT HER OUT, MAYBE YOU HAVE TO WORK EVEN MORE

Houston, space station in sight.

Understood. In sight.

Start coupling protocol.

Confirm...

José, you're going too fast.

Lower the speed or abort the coupling.

Negative. It is not necessary to abort.

Optional abortion. Proceed to...

José, the speed.

I can, Houston. Oh really.

Houston, docking completed. Thanks for the patience.

Good job, Hernandez.

Thank my Lord.

Those from the selection office

They want to talk to you.

So that?

- Hernandez. - Yes sir.

Come on.

Mr. Hernández, I don't think we know each other.

I'm Anderson, director of the Crew Program.

We have called it because, against all expectations,

NASA authorized to launch another shuttle

and we want to hurry before they regret it in Washington.

We understand that the crew of the Columbia were friends of yours.

And we want to know if you are up to the task.

Hernández, a loud response.

Sorry...

The position would be specialist number two.

To go to the front, between the pilot and me.

OK?

I've been waiting almost 30 years, so...

It is an honor to present to you

to the crew of the shuttle Discovery.

One question at a time.

- Mr. Hernandez. -Yeah?

Is it true that you grew up in a family of migrant workers?

Yes, my parents came to this country in search of a better life.

And we harvested... Well, we harvested their food.

My cousin Beto, RIP

once he told me:

"Who better to leave the planet

and plunge into the unknown than a migrant worker?"

Are you making a joke? It's a joke?

How about?

Do we do it or not?

I can suspend it. I said I was going to consult my wife.

That? It just can't be.

What are you saying?

I told them I was going to consult my wife.

What's happening?

The dishwasher hasn't arrived yet.

How proud I am.

I want to take your ring.

It has to be next to mine.

They have to travel together.

If you lose it, I'll kill you.

Do not laugh.

Do not laugh. Is seriously. I kill you with my own hands.

No. I just believe you.

Well.

The journey of the monarch butterfly

It is so long that it takes generations to arrive.

Do you know who told me?

You're not crying, are you, Dad?

I got dirt in my eye.

You are very handsome.

- You are beautiful. - Thank you.

How do you feel?

Good.

-Yeah? - Yeah.

Your parents brought a surprise.

-Oh really? - Yeah.

Hello, young man.

I don't know what to say.

"It's nice to see you, Teacher Young."

I have been waiting for this moment for more than 30 years.

and I have proof.

Thank you.

You changed my life.

Here is Commander Rick Sturckow, veteran of three trips to space.

For the pilot, Kevin Ford, it is the first.

He is with his thumb up. Nicole Stott is the number one specialist

and José Hernández, the number two specialist.

For him it is also the first.

He will also be a flight engineer,

assisting the commander and the pilot.

The crew has already received a report on the weather conditions

and all contingency landing points on the planet.

Climate is an important factor,

but we are monitoring the formation of storm fronts.

This is launch control. The lightning alert has been cancelled.

The final inspection team is on the platform

completing ferry inspection ,

the external tank and the shuttles.

No, thanks.

There is a negative forecast from the Space Flight Meteorology team

for the launch...

They just follow the protocol.

I know.

I know.

What are you doing?

I see a photo of Salma Hayek.

That?

No.

They passed it to me at the door with a fake autograph.

And says:

"Thank you for traveling to space. You are my hero."

And then: "P.S.

If your thing with Adela doesn't work out, call me."

Would you like to meet an astronaut?

I would be very lucky.

Listen to me.

You're going

and you will return to Salma safe and sound.

Please.

Yes, ma'am.

Well.

Hey, Adelita?

-Can you do me a favor? - Whatever you want.

Will you tell my dad that I'm sorry he lost the house in Michoacán?

This is your future.

You had love, opportunities,

people who believed in you.

Why do you want to go to space?

What do they have that you don't?

Mr. Hernandez, we are ready.

This is control tower,

two hours, 57 minutes and 30 seconds remain until launch.

And here they come, down the hallway.

They greet the camera. They are all smiling.

Today may be the big day.

It takes 25 minutes to get from that operations building

to platform 39-A.

This is control tower.

Commander Rick Sturckow, pilot Kevin Ford

and the number two specialist and flight engineer José Hernández

they are receiving a weather report

from mission control.

We are confident that the conditions

that affect the platform area

and the Kennedy Space Center

they will not alter the crew's schedule.

What's happening?

Good luck and a good trip.

Thanks my friend.

Power reduction to 70%.

The main ignition system has been turned off.

The external tank doors are kept closed.

The auxiliary units are already closed.

Prepare for maximum power.

Rocket separation.

In 27 seconds, we launch.

Discovery's computers already have control

of all critical functions.

- In 18 seconds. - In 15.

Activate central motors.

Central motors activated.

Five, four, three, two, one, zero.

Rocket activation

and takeoff of the shuttle Discovery.

The shuttle has taken off.

José's mission in STS 128 remained

thirteen days on the International Space Station.

While there, he ate tacos and listened to El Hijo del Pueblo by José A. Jiménez.

José is the first migrant agricultural worker to travel to space.

Houston, Discovery detenido.

Understood. Welcome home, Discovery.

Congratulations on the mission. It was a complete success.

One more step for science on the Space Station.

He still harvests grapes with his father, but in his own vineyard.

They produce and sell their own line of wines, Tierra Luna

Adela and José are building a house where they plan to retire.

HI MOM

TO MILLIONS OF KILOMETERS

Subtitles: María Victoria Rodil

Creative supervision Estefanía Lorean