Ellen Ochoa Quotes


Don't be afraid to reach for the stars


Citations

Romero, Maritza. Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space. PowerKids Press, 1997, p. 24.

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Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa
  • Born: May 10, 1958
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Director Johnson Space Center

Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. In 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman 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 Hispanic director and the second female director of Johnson Space Center.