.Lee esta historia en Espau00f1ol aquu00ed.Patricia Ortiz is happy to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, birthed and also lifted in El Salvador, came to the USA for a much better option regardless of not knowing any person or even the English foreign language.As a task manager for Area Ventures as well as Collaborations at NASA's Armstrong Tour Proving ground in Edwards, California, Ortiz manages numerous room and astronautics ventures for new modern technologies that start coming from the beginning to the execution. This includes meeting with partners, collaborating with management as well as dealing with the venture for functionality as well as mission results.While reassessing her journey to NASA, Ortiz respects her mama for her resiliency and also the impact she had on her. "My mother dealt with a bunch of problems in concerning this country, yet she concerned this country so that I could possibly perform this." This brave choice to relocate to an unusual area was what unlocked for Ortiz to eventually help NASA.Ortiz delights in staying connected to her Salvadoran origins as well as one technique she performs this is with meals. Her favorite meal: the pupusa. "My mom creates the best pupusas with chicharru00f3n [pork], cheese, and also curtido [broccoli slaw] It's therefore tasty!".NASA is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through discussing the rich pasts, societies and enthusiasms of employees that help in developing the agency's objective and also success for the advantage of all mankind. This month-long, yearly event praises and acknowledges the Hispanic and Latino Americans who have positively influenced and also improved our country and also society.