An Oral History with Luis Antonio Dominguez

From the Oral History Project - Luis is a member of the NASA team at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that cleared a path to space exploration for the world. For young students of color who look to see themselves in this field of work, the mechanical engineer—who made history in 2020 with the launch of the Perseverance rover to Mars—makes time to serve as a conduit between the world of science and young, impressionable minds. The Central American Historical and Ancestral Society of California (CAHAAS) met with Luis to learn and document his experience navigating cultures, his career, and the history-making achievement with NASA for the 100 Central American Historical Biography Project on August 29, 2021.