Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old man wearing a suit drapes a medal around the neck of a smiling woman in a blue dress. The first Hispanic woman to launch ...

Her leadership not only shaped space missions, but also redefined who has access to the scientific future in the United ...

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the San Diego State University graduate who became the first Latina to fly in space, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden during a ceremony at the ...

HOUSTON — Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa has been named the next deputy director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Ochoa is a four-time space flier who has served as director of flight crew operations at ...

A former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Fort Worth activist who helped make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday were among 19 individuals receiving the Presidential ...

NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa talks about her first of four flights to the International Space Station in front of a crowded room at the Champaign Public Library on Thursday, June 6, 2024. NASA astronaut ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Ellen Ochoa made history in 1993 when she became the first Latina to travel to space. However, her journey to the stars wasn't without challenges. "I know I certainly wasn't ...

SAN ANTONIO – In less than two weeks, people from around the world including astronauts will be coming to Texas to get a view of the total solar eclipse. Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa was the first ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ellen Ochoa was a Director for the Johnson Space Center in NASA with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1999 News Conference as a Mission ...

This video is no longer available. It’s been open for months, but the official ribbon-cutting for the new Ellen Ochoa Middle School in Prince George’s County happened on Thursday, so that its namesake ...

Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Appointee for Member, National Science Board, National Science Foundation Dr. Ellen Ochoa serves as the Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B.