ASTRONAUT

Ellen Ochoa

1958 - Today

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Ellen Ochoa (born May 10, 1958) is an American 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. Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of the previous director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012. She was the first Latina director and the second female director of Johnson Space Center. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Ochoa is the 301st most popular astronaut (down from 288th in 2019), the 10,493rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,906th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Ellen Ochoa ranks 301 out of 556. Before her are Soichi Noguchi, Nie Haisheng, José M. Hernández, Roberto Vittori, Aleksandr Lazutkin, and Paolo Nespoli. After her are Oleg Kotov, Bjarni Tryggvason, Janice E. Voss, S. David Griggs, John M. Lounge, and Millie Hughes-Fulford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Ellen Ochoa ranks 439. Before her are Norovyn Altankhuyag, Alan Jackson, Roxann Dawson, Angela Hewitt, Kim Andersen, and Andy. After her are Michael Robinson, John Metgod, Sabri Boukadoum, Jeannie Pepper, Mariya Pinigina, and Reg E. Cathey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen Ochoa ranks 10,495 out of 20,380. Before her are Mae Young (1923), Albert Pyun (1953), Justice Smith (1995), Lee Unkrich (1967), Peter Horton (1953), and Michael D. Griffin (1949). After her are Kelly Rohrbach (1990), Eliphalet Remington (1793), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Connie Sellecca (1955), and Carlos Alazraqui (1962).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Ellen Ochoa ranks 140. Before her are Norman Thagard (1943), Pamela Melroy (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James M. Kelly (1964), David M. Walker (1944), and José M. Hernández (1962). After her are Janice E. Voss (1956), S. David Griggs (1939), John M. Lounge (1946), Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), Nicole Aunapu Mann (1977), and Bryan D. O'Connor (1946).

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