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	Ellen Ochoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ellen Ochoa is a NASA astronaut who flown four space shuttle flights.
		Ochoa was born in May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, but considers La Mesa, California to be her hometown.
		Ochoa is Selected by NASA in January 1990 and became an astronaut in July 1991.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ellen_Ochoa (322 words)

	Inventor of the Week: Archive
		Ellen Ochoa's career offers an outstanding example of how invention can lead to adventure: she established herself as an innovative engineer and went on to become the world's first Hispanic female astronaut.
		Ochoa has participated in an international study of damage to the Earth's ozone layer, and for two years was in charge of U.S. Astronaut Office Support for the International Space Station project.
		Ellen Ochoa has won numerous awards for her success as an engineer, an astronaut, and a role model---not just for Hispanic or female aspiring scientists, but for anyone who believes that excellence will eventually find its recognition and reward.
	web.mit.edu /invent/iow/ochoa.html (519 words)

	Ellen Ochoa
		Ochoa admits that the wow-factors of blast off, weightlessness, and viewing the earth from space were also part of the attraction.
		But clearly it was Ochoa's penchant for nonstop learning that motivated her to pursue what she casually refers to as "the astronaut job." She had come to Stanford with a physics degree and top honors from San Diego State University.
		As Ochoa prepares for her next mission — the mid-1999 STS-96 shuttle flight to the international space station — she is also finding time to meet with student and teacher groups.
	soe.stanford.edu /AR97-98/ochoa.html (632 words)

	Ellen Ochoa Middle School
		Ellen Ochoa Middle School is a beautiful new building that opened its doors in August 2002.
		Ellen Ochoa Middle School is located in East Pasco and is the pride of the neighborhood.
		Ellen Ochoa's goal is to provide each student with a rigorous academic program that will prepare them for the 21st Century.
	www.pasco.wednet.edu /psd2/index.php?pgid=79 (119 words)

	Lesson Plan - Ellen Ochoa
		Ellen's accomplishments have benefitted our nation's space program, but I believe her greatest assets to be the silent contribution she has given to so many.
		Ellen's belief in herself is one of her greatest strengths, she chose not to fear possible success but to attain the success she saw herself capable of achieving.
		Ellen's mother provided the example that education is important and always stressed this to her daughter.
	teacherlink.ed.usu.edu /tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/ochoa.html (2452 words)

	Las Mujeres :: Ellen Ochoa
		Ochoa used the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to deploy and capture the Spartan satellite, which studied the solar corona.
		Ochoa was the Payload Commander on the STS-66 Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-3 mission (November 3-14, 1994).
		Ochoa coordinated the transfer of supplies and also operated the RMS during the 8-hour space walk.
	www.lasmujeres.com /ellenochoa/biography.shtml (652 words)

	Ellen Ochoa
		Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles California.
		Ellen Ochoa helped develop the International Space Station, in which she operated a robot that was used to transfer clothing, computers and medical equipment.
		Ellen Ochoa is a very involved and active person as she is involved with various groups and societies, such as Phi Beta Kappa Society.
	www.albany.edu /~np9269/isp523/final/ochoa.html (255 words)

	Rosanne Ochoa, 84; graduated from SDSU 22 years after start \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Ochoa, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, died April 9 at her La Mesa home.
		Ellen Ochoa, who went on to earn a doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford University, has flown on four space shuttle flights and is a manager at NASA.
		Ochoa is survived by sisters Judy Dale of Camarillo and Gloria McCabe of Agoura Hills; and five grandchildren.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050415/news_1m15ochoa.html (702 words)

	Ellen Ochoa
		In 1987, Ochoa learned she was among the 100 top candidates for the astronaut training program, but it wasn't until 1991 that she became a full-fledged NASA astronaut.
		Ochoa reached outer space on April 8, 1993, as a mission specialist aboard the orbiter Discovery.
		Ochoa believes an important part of her job is to encourage the next generation to pursue math, science, and engineering.
	latino.si.edu /virtualgallery/OJOS/bios/bios_Ochoa.htm (262 words)

	AFT - Teachers - Classroom Resources - Hispanic Heritage Month - Scientific Exploration
		In 1990, Ellen Ochoa, a top scientist in her field, became the world’s first Hispanic female astronaut to log nearly 1,000 hours in space.
		Born and raised in California, Ellen Ochoa was a devoted student, graduating at the top of her class at San Diego State University with a bachelor of science degree in physics.
		Ellen Ochoa was at the top of her field, which caught NASA’s attention.
	www.aft.org /teachers/hispanic-exploration.htm (854 words)

	National Women's History Month Honoree: Ellen Ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, serves as a role model to all students to try their best in all they do.
		Other awards she received include: Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award, the Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award, and in 1999, Ochoa was selected by President Clinton to served on the Presidential Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History.
		Ellen Ochoa is also a classical flutist and can be seen via photograph playing flute on the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993.
	www.nwhp.org /tlp/biographies/ochoa/ochoa_bio.html (482 words)

	Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! Meet Ellen Ochoa
		Ellen Ochoa is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle flights.
		Born in southern California in 1958, Ellen was interested in space exploration as a girl.
		Ellen saw the astronaut program as a way of combining her interest in research and engineering with space exploration.
	teacher.scholastic.com /activities/hispanic/ochoa.htm (303 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Ellen Ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ellen Ochoa first dreamed of taking part in a space flight during her graduate-school days, when several of her fellow students applied to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut training program.
		Ochoa first applied to become an astronaut in 1985, and in 1987 she learned she had been chosen as one of the top 100 candidates under consideration for the training program.
		Ochoa's responsibilities included coordinating the transfer of nearly two tons of supplies such as clothing, sleeping bags, medical equipment, spare parts, and water from one craft to the other to prepare for the arrival in 2000 of the first crew to live on board the space station.
	www.gale.com /free_resources/chh/bio/ochoa_e.htm (1771 words)

	The biography of Dr. Ellen Ochoa
		In 1990, California-born Ellen Ochoa was selected by NASA and became the first Hispanic female astronaut.
		Ellen is the recipient of numerous awards for her scholarship as well as her technical contributions to humanity.
		Ellen's dream is to help build a Space Station, which she says is "critical… to human exploration in space, a transportation mode to new frontiers."
	www.atomicmuseum.com /tour/sc1.cfm (150 words)

	Meet NASA Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
		Ellen was born on May 10 in Los Angeles, California.
		Ellen was selected by NASA in January 1990, and became an astronaut in July 1991.
		Ellen is also a co-inventor of 3 patents for an optical object recognition method, an optical inspection system, and a method for noise removal in images systems.
	www.girlpower.gov /girlarea/gpguests/ochoa.htm (275 words)

	Ellen Ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ellen applied to become an astronaut in 1985 but was turned down.
		Ochoa would study the ozone layer, which is the part of the atmosphere that protects the earth from the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays.
		When Ochoa became an astronaut, she decided she wanted to be a good role model for young people.
	www.expage.com /senorawag4 (244 words)

	Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D. As a child she couldn't decide what she wanted to be and even changed her major five times while in college.
		As an adult it was a combination of her many talents that opened the door for Ellen Ochoa to become the first female Hispanic astronaut.
		Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D. Ellen's parents divorced when she was in junior high school.
	www.provethemwrong.com /ochoa.htm (298 words)

	Ellen Ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ochoa used the RMS to retrieve the CRISTA-SPAS atmospheric research satellite at the end of its 8-day free flight.
		Mission milestones during the 11-day mission included: the delivery and installation of the SO (S-Zero) Truss; the first time the station’s robotic arm was used to maneuver spacewalkers around the station; and the first time that all of a shuttle crew’s spacewalks were based from the station’s Quest Airlock.
		Ochoa, along with Expedition-4 crewmembers Dan Bursch and Carl Walz, operated the station’s robotic arm to install SO, and to move crew members during three of the four spacewalks.
	www.space-explorers.org /bios/ochoa.html (729 words)

	education, dr ellen ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Growing up in La Mesa, California, Dr. Ellen Ochoa never imagined she would be jetting through space for a living.
		As the first Hispanic woman astronaut, Dr. Ochoa attributes her success to the encouragement of her mother, who inspired her to excel in her education, and her teachers who made learning exciting.
		Ochoa, who has accumulated more than 719 hours in flight during three shuttle missions, is humbled by her status as a role model for young Latinos and young women.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/december07/OCHOA.HTM (455 words)

	Ellen Ochoa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ellen Ochoa’s pre-doctoral work at Stanford University in electrical engineering led to the development of an optical system designed to detect imperfections in repeating patterns.
		Ochoa later patented an optical system which can be used to robotically manufacture goods or in robotic guiding systems.
		In addition to being an inventor, Dr. Ochoa is also a research scientist and astronaut for NASA who has logged hundreds of hours in space.
	www.engineering.com /content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41003042 (99 words)

	Ellen Ochoa -- Brown Quarterly -- v. 2, no. 3 -- Spring 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born in 1958 in California, Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut, considers La Mesa to be her hometown.
		Ochoa was Payload Commander on the ATLAS-3 in 1994, one of a series of Spacelab flights to study the Sun during an 11-year solar cycle, observing how changes in the sun's irradiance affect the Earth's climate and environment.
		Image 1: NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa is a classical flutist, a private pilot, and enjoys volleyball and bicycling.
	brownvboard.org /brwnqurt/02-3/02-3e.htm (314 words)

	Welcome to Latina Women of NASA home page
		Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA, but considers Las Mesa, California to be her hometown.
		Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to become an Astronaut.
		Ochoa is not only an Astronaut but also an inventor, holding three patents.
	oeop.larc.nasa.gov /hep/lwon/LWONbios/jsc-EOchoa.html (361 words)

	:: NASA Quest > Women of NASA :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dr. Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA, but considers Las Mesa, California to be her hometown.
		Ochoa has worked throughout her career with optical systems and is a co-inventor on three patents relating to optical systems.
		Selected by NASA in January 1990, Dr. Ochoa is a veteran of three space flights.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /people/bios/women/eochoa.html (174 words)

	Hispanic Business Forums - Hispanic astronaut relishes being role model
		The Ellen Ochoa Middle School is expected to open in Pasco in the fall of 2002.
		Ochoa was able to reach outer space by being well grounded in school work.
		Ochoa, 42, explained that in high school she was not yet considering a career in the space program, but she did take a lot of math and science classes.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4169 (1000 words)

	New school to display token from space ride
		When the Ellen Ochoa Middle School opens in Pasco a year from now, it'll receive some precious cargo from the NASA astronaut it is named for.
		Ochoa is assigned as a flight engineer to the space shuttle flight.
		Construction on the two-story $12.5 million Ellen Ochoa Middle School is proceeding on schedule a few blocks from Whittier Elementary.
	www.tri-cityherald.com /news/2001/0819/story4.html (382 words)

	Astronaut Ellen Ochoa to talk about her career Feb. 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Astronaut Ellen Ochoa will speak about her career at NASA at 4:30 p.m.
		Her talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Call to Serve campaign, a national outreach initiative to encourage students to consider government careers and inspire a new generation to public service.
		Ochoa, who received her master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1981 and 1985, respectively, is deputy director of flight crew operations at Johnson Space Center.
	www.stanford.edu /dept/news/pr/2006/pr-ochoa-020806.html (319 words)

	WPI News & Events - WPI Announces 2003 Commencement Speaker
		Ochoa will describe to WPI’s graduates and community about how a passion for learning propelled her into space.
		Between missions, Ochoa’s technical positions at Johnson Space Center have included assistant to the chief of the Astronaut Office for the International Space Station, directing director of crew involvement in the development and operation of the Station; and the lead spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in the Mission Control Center.
		Ellen Ochoa earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from San Diego State University in 1980, and a master of science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1981 and 1985, respectively.
	www.wpi.edu /News/Releases/20023/ochoa.html (636 words)

	History's Great Engineers: Ellen Ochoa by Lauren Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born in California Ellen Ochoa was the first female Hispanic to fly into space.
		Ellen received her Doctorate and Masters in electrical engineering at Stanford University.
		With all these outstanding achievements and her ideas and actions involved with NASA I would nominate Ellen Ochoa for the Engineer Hall Of Fame.
	www.nae.edu /NAE/CWE/egedu.nsf/weblinks/ESER-5KTKWM?OpenDocument (260 words)

	CNNfyi.com - Ellen Ochoa (1958 - ) - March 20, 2001
		Ellen Ochoa, who grew up in a Chicano family in southern California, was always interested in a wide variety of subjects.
		Ochoa was soon supervising a team of 35 scientists in the center's Intelligent Systems Technology Branch.
		Ochoa performed research on variations in the sun's activity and how that affected Earth's atmosphere.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/fyi/teachers.tools/03/20/eochoa (257 words)

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