Latino+essay+Gj

Latino Hero Scratch Project
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/22623681/ = = = Resources =
 * Scholastic - Latinos in History
 * FactMonster.com - Search under People and Biographies
 * [|Wikipedia] - search for Latinos in science, Latinos in technology, Hispanics in science, Hispanics in technology

**People being Searched**

 * Ellen Ochoa
 * Franklin R. Chang-Diaz

**Ellen Ochoa**

 * She was born on May 10, 1958 (Factmonster)
 * She took off in July 1991 (Factmonster)
 * She was 33 when she took off(Bio.com)
 * Ellen Ochoa is the first female Hispanic astronaut in space.(Bio.com)
 * Ellen Ochoa is a Mission specialist and also a flight engineer(Bio.com)
 * She has been through four space flights through her entire career (Bio.com)
 * Ellen Was selected into by NASA in 1990(Bio.com)
 * Her occupation is engineer and astronaut(bio.com)
 * To this day she is 55 years old (Bio.com)

**Essay**
Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958 (Factmonster).Ellen ochoa was born in Los Angeles, California.(NASA) She says La Mesa, California is her hometown.(NASA) She had graduated from Grossment High School, in 1975 and went to San Diego State. (NASA) Ellen Ochoa Recieved a doctoral degree from stanford.(NASA) 3 schools are named in the honor of Ellen Ochoa.(NASA) She is one of the many hispanic people who change history using science and technology. When Ellen Ochoa was selected into NASA she was 32 years when she entered to become an astronaut.(Bio.com) Ellen was the first female hispanic astronaut to go into space.(Bio.com) Her occupation is engineer and astronaut(bio.com). To this day Ellen Ochoa is 55 years old.(bio.com.) She got master of science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering.(bio.com) On January 1, 2013, Ochoa made history again by becoming the first Hispanic and second female director of NASA's Johnson Space Center.(wikipedia.com) Since 2007, she served as Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center.(wikipedia) She helps to manage and run the Astronaut Office and Aircraft Operations.(wikipedia) Ellen Ochoa is retired from space craft operations.(wikipedia) Ellen Ochoa made history again on January 1, 2013 she was the first female Hispanic and second female director of Nasa Johnson Space center.(wikipedia) Ellen Ochoa went up on a flight called spaced shuttle discovery in 1993.(wikipedia) Ellen Ochoa was in a Mission Control team during the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.(wikipedia) Ellen ochoa is married and has two children.(wikipedia). She is married to cole fumler miles.(space facts) Ellen ochoa changed her name to Ellen Miles.(space facts) A side of being an astronaut, researcher, and engineer, Ellen Ochoa is a classical flutist.(Bio.com) She lives in texas with her family to this day.(bio.com) She led a research group working mostly on things like optical systems for automated space exploration.(wikipedia) One of the crews informants told one of the television crew members on whats was happening on the space shuttle Columbia diaster that Ellen Ochoa was apart as a mission control team.(wikipedia) Ellen ochoa is not only an astronaut but she is also an inventor she is holding three patents.(scholastic) Ellen Ochoa First trip outer space on space shuttle discovery, she left with her astronaut role model Sally Ride, The first american astronaut.(Ellen Ochoa Scholastic) She went on her last flight in 2002.(FactMonster)

Another Great Hispanic person that made history in the the science department is Franklin R. Chang-Diaz. He also another hispanic astronaut.(scholastic) Chang-Díaz was the first Hispanic person to enter the space program, becoming an astronaut in 1981.(Scholastic) As a kid he study very hard to become a succesful scientist.(scholastic) Franklin Chang-Diaz is a veteran of six trips to outer space.(scholastic) He had spent almost nearly 1,300 hours in outer space. He was born born April 5, 1950.(Wikipedia) His occupations are a mechanical engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut.(Wikipedia) Franklin became an american citizen in 1977.Chang Díaz was chosen to be an astronaut by NASA in 1980 and first flew aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-61-C in 1986.(Wikipedia) He had performed three spacewalks with Philippe Perrin to work on construction on the International Space Station.(Wikipedia) He was also director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center from 1993 to 2005. (Wikipedia) Chang Díaz retired from NASA in 2005.(Wikipedia)After He left NASA, Chang Díaz set up the Ad Astra Rocket Company, an it became dedicated to the development of advanced plasma rocket propulsion technology.(Wikipedia) The AARC created the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket VASIMR, an electrical propulsion device for use in space after years of reasearch and development.(Wikipedia).

There are many other great hispanics out there who have changed the world through science. Franklin And Ellen are just apart of those hispanics. Everyone can make a change and difference through their actions. Scientist are all over the world, i'm proud i am a hispanic because that means that i have something in common with people who have made a difference in our world today.

**Works Cited**
"**Astronaut Biography: Ellen Ochoa**." //Space Facts //. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2014. .

**Ellen Ochoa** // Scholastic Http: //teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history3.htm //. Scholastic, n.d. // //[] //

// [] //

//**Ellen Ochoa Biography.**" //Bio.com //. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. <[|http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-ochoa-10413023#awesm=~oBpyZuVBS2AgZ6]>. //

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"**Ellen Ochoa**."fact monster<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. <span style="background-color: #fcfdfd; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pearson Education. 01 May. 2014 <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0882791.html>

<span style="background-color: #fdfcfc; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"**Ellen Ochoa**." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikipedia //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. <span style="background-color: #fdfcfc; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. <span style="background-color: #fffdfd; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Web. 01 May 2014. <[]>

====<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">"**Johnson, Lyndon B**." //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Nasa.gov //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">. N.p., Mar. 2014. Web. 8 Mar. 2014. []====