Ellen Ochoa had already gone to outer space and back when she first processed the history she made in April 1993. Just 34 at the time, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants became a role model ...

On Tuesday afternoon, Ellen Ochoa M.S. ’81 Ph.D. ’85 — the first Latinx woman in space — spoke about the career path that led her to become an astronaut. During the talk, Ochoa asked her ...

“We need your minds. We need your creativity,” said astronaut Ellen Ochoa. Astronaut Ellen Ochoa has a message for the next generation of Latinx students who are aspiring to work in ...

In a room filled with aspiring rocket scientists and engineers, NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa upstaged Health and ... plenty of time to figure out their life plans. When she was in high school ...

Today, we learn about NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa, who became the first Hispanic woman to go to space in 1993. This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting stories of women whose ...

Host Michel Martin speaks with Ellen Ochoa for the third part of the series "Flying High: First In Their Class." Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to travel into space. She took four trips ...

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ellen Ochoa has ... the 1990’s and early 2000’s. In addition to her time in space, Ochoa led numerous teams assisting ...

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the San Diego State University graduate ... s and a doctorate in engineering at Stanford. She had an early love of science but didn’t always envision where it would ...

PASSAIC, N.J. -- Dr. Ellen Ochoa ... go to space," Dr. Ochoa said. She said her grandparents brought her dad and his siblings to the U.S. from Mexico for a better life. Her message to students ...

NASA astronauts Ellen Ochoa gives an interview at Airbus in Bremen, Germany, 28 September 2017. Photo: Carmen Jaspersen/dpa (Photo by Carmen Jaspersen/picture alliance via Getty Images) ...