NASA has named veteran astronaut Joseph Acaba chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
He makes history as the first Hispanic to be named chief astronaut.
Acaba, a veteran of multiple spaceflights, an educator and member of the U.S. Marines, will now be responsible for managing astronaut resources and operations, NASA said in a press release.
Acaba, who is of Puerto Rican descent, told ABC News, “I’m definitely living a childhood dream. I think like a lot of kids who, you know, dream of becoming an astronaut. They dreamed of becoming a fireman, you know, a doctor, just lots of dreams that are out there. And so, when you actually know, realize those dreams and you get there, it’s a pretty great feeling. And so, ever since I was selected, you know, I came from being an educator to becoming an astronaut. That was a huge deal and then having my various space flights were like, unbelievable. I would have never thought that I could have that opportunity. And now becoming named chief of the astronaut office. It’s almost a little bit unreal.”
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