.Lee esta historia en Espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Patricia Ortiz is actually pleased to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mom, birthed and raised in El Salvador, pertained to the USA for a much better possibility in spite of not knowing any person or the English language.As a task supervisor for Space Tasks and also Alliances at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, The golden state, Ortiz handles various room and also astronautics tasks for new innovations that start coming from the beginning to the completion. This entails conference along with partners, dealing with management and also managing the job for performance and also mission success.While assessing her adventure to NASA, Ortiz respects her mama for her resilience and also the impact she had on her. "My mama dealt with a ton of difficulty in involving this country, however she related to this nation to ensure that I could possibly do this." This brave choice to move to an unfamiliar spot was what opened the door for Ortiz to eventually work with NASA.Ortiz appreciates staying hooked up to her Salvadoran roots as well as one method she does this is actually with food. Her beloved meal: the pupusa. "My mother makes the most ideal pupusas along with chicharru00f3n [pig], cheese, and also curtido [cabbage slaw] It is actually so great tasting!".NASA is commemorating Hispanic Ancestry Month through discussing the abundant backgrounds, lifestyles and also passions of workers that support improving the company's objective as well as success for the benefit of all humankind. This month-long, annual celebration honors and acknowledges the Hispanic as well as Latino Americans that have actually favorably determined and also improved our country and also culture.