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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.

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1958  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, engineer, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, California Hall of Fame, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 13, Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States, 

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1958 Ellen Ochoa

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Ellen Ochoa (29863224741) (cropped)

Sally Ride Tribute

2017 National Science Board members group photo

Ellen Ochoa (29863224741) (cropped)

President George W. Bush Greets Shuttle Astronauts from Right, Peggy Whitson, Stephanie Wilson, and John Grunsfeld, and Ellen Ochoa at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C

S96E5150 - STS-096 - VRAFE - MS Ochoa in Spacehab DM - DPLA - 379877c4bee6643423c097071ad7727f

STS056-04-008 - STS-056 - Crewmember in the aft flight deck. - DPLA - 7bff9e94bfcb8af75986e6494d14c3fe

S110E5218 - STS-110 - Bursch, Morin and Ochoa work at the SSRMS controls during S0 Truss installation on the ISS - DPLA - 9fc7e10d4b84436859e6036ef2017874

STS110-349-011 - STS-110 - Expedition Four and STS-110 crews pose for a group photo in Destiny - DPLA - c8631e2955ac977fde7d37f6fd7b6139

STS110-353-018 - STS-110 - Morin and Ochoa pose in the Pirs Docking Compartment during STS-110 - DPLA - 6670b2ac2a540a96f8c462543ee57527

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1993	STS-56	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1994	STS-66	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1999	STS-96	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2002	STS-110	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Ellen Ochoa (29863224741) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Sally Ride Tribute		Commons
commons	image		2017 National Science Board members group photo		Commons
commons	image		Ellen Ochoa (29863224741) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		President George W. Bush Greets Shuttle Astronauts from Right, Peggy Whitson, Stephanie Wilson, and John Grunsfeld, and Ellen Ochoa at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C		Commons
commons	image		S96E5150 - STS-096 - VRAFE - MS Ochoa in Spacehab DM - DPLA - 379877c4bee6643423c097071ad7727f		Commons
commons	image		STS056-04-008 - STS-056 - Crewmember in the aft flight deck. - DPLA - 7bff9e94bfcb8af75986e6494d14c3fe		Commons
commons	image		S110E5218 - STS-110 - Bursch, Morin and Ochoa work at the SSRMS controls during S0 Truss installation on the ISS - DPLA - 9fc7e10d4b84436859e6036ef2017874		Commons
commons	image		STS110-349-011 - STS-110 - Expedition Four and STS-110 crews pose for a group photo in Destiny - DPLA - c8631e2955ac977fde7d37f6fd7b6139		Commons
commons	image		STS110-353-018 - STS-110 - Morin and Ochoa pose in the Pirs Docking Compartment during STS-110 - DPLA - 6670b2ac2a540a96f8c462543ee57527		Commons