An old Puerto Rican tune, "Boricua en la Luna," seems almost tailor-made to describe the cosmic destiny of Joseph Acaba.
The 41-year-old schoolteacher is readying to become the first astronaut of Puerto Rican heritage.
By all accounts, the California-born Acaba, who lives in Houston, will feel Boricua even floating above planet Earth, swaddled in an orange spacesuit.
"He’s very proud of his heritage," said Shane Kimbrough, an astronaut and spaceflight veteran who trained with Acaba.
Barring delays, Acaba will launch Sunday as part of a seven-member crew on the space shuttle Discovery.
The mission: Fly to the International Space Station and deliver power-generating components...
The 41-year-old schoolteacher is readying to become the first astronaut of Puerto Rican heritage.
By all accounts, the California-born Acaba, who lives in Houston, will feel Boricua even floating above planet Earth, swaddled in an orange spacesuit.
"He’s very proud of his heritage," said Shane Kimbrough, an astronaut and spaceflight veteran who trained with Acaba.
Barring delays, Acaba will launch Sunday as part of a seven-member crew on the space shuttle Discovery.
The mission: Fly to the International Space Station and deliver power-generating components...
