What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire – the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.
About Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoais a Hispanic engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. In 1993, Ochoa became the first Latina woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.
American engineer and former astronaut
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire – the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.
American engineer and former astronaut