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    Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic astronaut. She grew up in Los Angeles and studied engineering and astronomy at Stanford University and San Diego State University. She became interested in becoming an astronaut at a young age but there were no female astronauts when she was growing up. In her career at NASA, she achieved many firsts as the first Hispanic female astronaut and later became the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, making her the first Hispanic person in that role. She was motivated to pursue her dream of becoming an astronaut to achieve an accomplishment, not just have a job.

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    Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic astronaut. She grew up in Los Angeles and studied engineering and astronomy at Stanford University and San Diego State University. She became interested in becoming an astronaut at a young age but there were no female astronauts when she was growing up. In her career at NASA, she achieved many firsts as the first Hispanic female astronaut and later became the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, making her the first Hispanic person in that role. She was motivated to pursue her dream of becoming an astronaut to achieve an accomplishment, not just have a job.

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    Culture of Wonder

    By: Dulce Garcia


    Ellen Ochoa NASA astronaut

    The person I chose for this project is the first Hispanic


    astronaut named Ellen Lauri Ochoa. She was born on May 10, 1958 and
    is 58 years old. She grew up in Los Angeles, California with her both
    parents, Rosanne Ochoa, and Joseph Ochoa. Ellen got married in 1990
    with another astronaut named Coe Fulmer Miles; they met while
    studying at San Diego State University. While her studies there, her
    occupations are engineering and astronomy. In her teen years, she
    studied at Grossmont High School, Stanford University, and San Diego
    State University.
    An interview held with Ellen L. Ochoa, asked, why she wanted to be an
    astronaut. ...I was growing up there were no female astronauts. It
    wasn't until the first six female astronauts were selected in 1978 that
    women could even think of it as a possible career path.
    (Teacher.scholastics.com, pg. 1). I believe that her work relates to
    science because they both have a connection to studying celestial
    objects like the planets, and outer space.
    Why I chose her:

    I chose Ellen Ochoa because my brother had handed me a book that


    had information about the first Hispanic people who recognized for
    their work. She seemed like a great inspiration to me because she's
    been having her greatest dream at a young age, and was able to get
    her job. She doesn't really see at as a job, but as an
    accomplishment.
    Occupations
    Her main occupation in NASA, was wanting to
    be an Astronaut. At the age of six years old, she's
    been dying to fly out of earth and study the moon
    and stars. After she had found out that no women
    was an astronaut back in her days, she decided to
    step up her game and become one. On 2007, she
    was the Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center
    and became the first Hispanic female to become
    the director of NASAs Johnson Space Center.
    Sources:
    Teacher.scholastics.com

    Biography.com

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