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          Ellen Ochoa

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          Born() May 10, (age 66)

          Los Angeles, California, U.S.

          Space career
          NASA astronaut

          Time in space

          		41d 19h 35m
          SelectionNASA Group 13 ()
          MissionsSTS
          STS
          STS
          STS

          Mission insignia

          Ellen Ochoa (born May 10, ) is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center.

          In , Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, She was the first Hispanic director and the second female director of Johnson Space Center.

          In , Ochoa was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden.

          Early life and education

          Ellen Lauri Ochoa was born on May 10, in Los Angeles, California to Joseph and Rosanne (née Deardorff) Ochoa.

          Her paternal grandp