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 * ^  |||| Ellen Ochoa

|| Notes About Ellen Ochoa:
 * Ellen was born in Los Angeles, California on May 10, 1958. She is currently 55 yrs old. (Wikipedia)
 * Ellen had received a bachelor of science degree in physic from San Diego State University. (Wikipedia)
 * Ellen has three brothers and one sister. (Wikipedia)
 * Her parents got divorced while she was in High School but she stayed with her Mother.(Wikipedia)
 * She has two children and married to Coe Fulmer Miles (Wikipedia)
 * Ellen is the first Hispanic women to go to space (Wikipedia)
 * To honor her Pasco School District in Pasco, Washington and Ellen Ochoa Elementary in Cudahy, California named their school after her. (Wikipedia)
 * She became an astronaut in 1990 (Wikipedia)
 * Her first space ship was //Discovery// in 1993 (Scholastic)
 * Ellen's role model is Sally Ride (Scholastic)
 * Ellen is also an inventor (Scholastic)
 * She's been in space for more than 900 hours on four flights (Fact Monster)
 * Her last visit to space was in 2002 (Fact Monster)
 * Ellen is currently a director of Johnson Space Center (Google)
 * She has eight NASA awards there are Distinguished Service Medal, Exceptional Service Medal, Outstanding Leadership Medal, and four Space Flight Medals (NASA)
 * She became the world 1st Hispanic female to be an astronaut. (Bio.)
 * Her high school when she graduated in 1975 was Grossmont High School in La Mesa, California. (Bio.)
 * She got her bachelor of science degree in physic from San Diego State University in 1980. (Bio.)
 * Later she attended to Sanford University and received a master science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering. (Bio.)
 * Her technical assignments when she was in space were flight software and computer hardware development and robotic development, testing and training. (Bio.)
 * She is a veteran in 4 space flights (Bio.)
 * Ellen's awards were Outstanding Leadership Medal (1995), Exceptional Service Medal (1997), and four Space Flight Medal (1993, 1994, 1999, 2002) (Bio.)
 * She is currently living in Texas. (Bio.)
 * Ellen Ochoa Middle School in Pasco, Washington, the Ellen Ochoa Learning Center

**Ellen Ochoa**

There are many Hispanic people all around the world that tries something new to improve themselves. One of them has inspired me to improve my learning, her name is Ellen Ochoa. When Ellen was a kid sh e thought she'd start a music major in college but instead she was majoring in physics because all her friends were majoring in physics (Ellen Ochoa APS Physics). Ellen Ochoa is the first Hispanic women in the world to go to outer space (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia). Ellen was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angelas, California but consider her hometown to be La Mesa, California (Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa). Ellen has three brothers and one sister.

When Ellen was in her high school years her parents got divorce and she had to lived with her mother, Rosanne Ochoa (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia). Ellen graduated from Grossmont High School in La Mesa, California in 1975 (Ellen Ochoa Biography). Before she was finish with college Ellen graduated from Sanford University and received a master science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering (Ellen Ochoa Biography). Later Ellen went to San Diego State University to receive a bachelor of science degree in physic (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia). Years after Ellen's graduation she married Coe Fulmer Miles. They had two children together (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia).

On 1990 she joined NASA and became an astronaut in 1991 (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia & Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa). Ellen first trip to space was on 1993. Ochoa's first space ship was called //Discovery ////. The reason she // went to space for nine days was to have a better understanding of the effect of solar activity on Earth's climate and environment (Discovery Makers-1950 - present). Her technical assignments in space were flight software, computer hardware development, robotic development, and testing and training (Ellen Ochoa Biography). For being the first Hispanic women to go to space and being in space for more than 900 hours in just only four flights. To honor Ellen, Ellen Ochoa Middle School, in Pasco, Washington, the Ellen Ochoa Learning Center in Cudahy, California, and The Ellen Stem Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary in Grand Prairie, Texas named their school after her because she made history (Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa).

 Ellen was awarded with Outstanding Leadership, Distinguished Service Medal, Exceptional Service Medal, Outstanding Leadership Medal, Women Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award, The Hispanic Engineering Albert Baez Award, the Hispanic Leadership Award, and last but not least San Diego State University Alumna of the Year (Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa). Ochoa is a director of Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas she is helping to manage and direct the Astronaut Office and Aircraft Operations (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia). Not only she had made history for being a Hispanic women to go to outer space in 1993 but she has also made history again for being the first Hispanic women and second Hispanic women to be a director of NASA's Johnson Space Center (Ellen Ochoa Wikipedia). Ellen achieve all of this because her mother push her learning skills. Ellen is still learning new things and improving herself (Ellen Ochoa APS Physics). Ochoa likes to give adviseto inspire students to improve their learning, find out what motivates them, and being a good leader because that's what it takes to accomplish your goal (Ellen Ochoa APS Physics). Like Ochoa she doesn't stop learning. She said, "I always liked school, and an astronaut allows you to learn continuously, like you do in school."(Ellen Ochoa ASP Physics)

 Before she went to outer space her role model was Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to outer space in 1983. Besides being an astronaut, inventor, and engineer she is a role models to many women especially many Latino women. Ellen is one of my role models because she loves learning and learning helped her to become an astronaut, inventor, and engineer. She also encourage kids to learn because it can help you in the future. Ochoa is a brilliant woman who encourage herself to be the best that she can possibly be. I hope every women look up to Ellen Ochoa and be inspired by her.


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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa (3/2014)." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa (3/2014) //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ochoa.html>.
 * This source is actually NASA's website.

<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Discovery History Makers-1950-Present." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Discovery History Makers-1950-Present //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history3.htm>.
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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Ellen Ochoa." //APS Physics//. American Physical Society Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <http://www.aps.org/careers/physicists/profiles/ochoa.cfm>.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This website is a great source because it's an organization website that is about physic
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This website is access a lot

//<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; 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;">" //Factmonster//, Factmonster Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0882791.html>.
 * Fact Monster had won an award for Best Kids' site on the internet.

<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; 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;">. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ochoa>.
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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Ellen Ochoa Biography." //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Bio.com //<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-ochoa-10413023#education&awesm=~oCJN0axdGz1rFJ>.
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