Ellen Ochoa ✓
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Ellen Ochoa (born 1958) was a United States astronaut.
About Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. In 1993, Ochoa became the first Latina to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012. She was the first Latina director and the second female director of Johnson Space Center.
Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World
Presidential Medal of Freedom|United States Astronaut Hall of Fame|NASA Distinguished Service Medal|NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal|NASA Space Flight Medal|California Hall of Fame|Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science|NASA Exceptional Service Medal|Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics