Ellen Ochoa: Dynamic Space Director

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1 Space Maestro Ellen Ochoa is a space and science pioneer She is an accomplished astronaut And she leads thousands of other astronauts and scientists at NASA Since 1993 Ochoa has traveled into space four times and spent almost 1,000 hours there Her first trip made history Ochoa was the first woman of Hispanic descent to go into space During her space missions Ochoa put her science and computer skills to work Back on Earth Ochoa continued to make history In 2012 she became the first Hispanic director of NASA’s Lyndon B Johnson Space Center JSC She is only the second woman to hold this title Space travel and leadership were not Ochoa’s first successes Before NASA she helped create three patented scientific inventions She was also a classical flute player Ochoa credits her achievements to her education which she took seriously from a young age 4