Mar 30 2016 2 mins 1
In 1993, Dr. Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She has flown in space four times, logging nearly 1,000 hours in orbit. Prior to her astronaut career, she was a research engineer and inventor, with three patents for optical systems. Ochoa is also the first Hispanic (and second female) to be named director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
With commentary from France A. Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation | Source: NASA
With commentary from France A. Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation | Source: NASA
