All Ellen Ochoa Quotes
- What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate… Astronaut
- A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give back and help their communities,… Becoming
- I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate about, something that’s challenging and… Career
- Don't be afraid to reach for the stars Afraid
- Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing… Appealing
- Education is what allows you to stand out Allows
- I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and… Anyone
- Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. Astronaut
- I don't know of any issues associated with alcohol before flight. Alcohol
- I don't recall any interest in science in particular. It came later in college. Any
- I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps… Aviation
- I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne… Always Drawn
- I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest… Brings
- It's fun to work the robotic arm in part because it's really a team effort. Arm
- That's what we want to do here at Johnson Space Center. I think what we have always brought to NASA and brought to the country… Always Brought
- There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes,… Boosters
- We are constantly emphasizing to people that they need to address anything that affects flight safety or mission success - many pathways to do that.… Address
- We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to… Asteroid
- Well, with so many space shuttle missions that we've done, I think it's just sort of natural that each one hasn't necessarily gotten the attention… Attention
- I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out. Allows
- The review committee has left it to NASA to determine the scope of these alleged incidents. Alleged