The incredible and inspiring story of Elio Morillo, NASA Engineer, born in Ecuador and raised in Puerto Rico and how he came to being a leader at NASA while overcoming all types of obstacles.
Elio Morillo, the "space mechanic", administers to both our future and past in this breathless memoir.Â
Born in Ecuador but forced to emigrate to the U.S in the wake of economic collapse, Elio Morillo's life abruptly spun out of orbit. Yet, an itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration whose momentum will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Confronting a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, all the while forging ahead, Elio’s journey is as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices provided the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio helps man NASA's mission to explore Mars as well as promote the future of human innovation– from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access.Â
The Boy Who Reached the Stars is both a cosmic and intimate memoir spun from a constellation of memory and intrepid curiosity, as thoroughly luminous as the stars above.
