The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States' highest honor. Ellen Ochoa, who later directed NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, ...

La astronauta Ellen Ochoa, graduada de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego y que se convirtió en la primera latina en volar al espacio, recibió la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad de manos del ...

La Mesa native Ellen Ochoa receives the Presidental Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. Image via ABC La Mesa native Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space, was one of 19 ...

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 ...

Ellen Ochoa had already gone to outer space and back when she first processed the history she made in April 1993. Just 34 at the time, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants became a role model as ...

After joining the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1990, Dr. Ellen Ochoa has flown in space four times and logged nearly 1,000 hours in orbit. Ochoa is visiting Kansas City in April ...

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It was a nerve-racking moment for Pasco teacher Allen Madsen and his orchestra students. With hundreds of students packed into the Ochoa Middle School gymnasium and with a special guest in attendance, ...

When Ellen Ochoa took a Ph.D. entrance exam at Stanford University, she heard about a male testing professor who had never passed a woman — and never planned to. “It was easy for him just to mark down ...

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 ...

Shout Out To Ellen Ochoa Elementary Students! News On 6’s Kristen Weaver and Megan Gold visited Ellen Ochoa Elementary recently, sharing what they do for career day. News On 6’s Kristen Weaver and ...