Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Ellen Ochoa flew on 4 spaceflights, logging 40 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes, 16 seconds in space.
Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and the current Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012. In 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle Discovery.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 05/10/1958 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 04/08/1993 |
| Last Flight | 04/08/2002 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 40 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes, 16 seconds |
| Landings | 4 |
Spaceflights by Ellen Ochoa
Explore the 4 spaceflights Ellen Ochoa participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.