PASSAIC, N.J. -- Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to go to space, was at a New Jersey school Wednesday inspiring students with her new bilingual book. The former astronaut read "Everyone Is A ...

It’s been open for months, but the official ribbon-cutting for the new Ellen Ochoa Middle School in Prince George’s County happened on Thursday, so that its namesake could be there to help cut the ...

SAN DIEGO — San Diego State is honoring the first Latina in space by renaming a central part of campus. The West Commons will now be known as the Ellen Ochoa Pavillion. Dr. Ellen Ochoa who graduated ...

La astronauta Ellen Ochoa, graduada de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego y que se convirtió en la primera latina en volar al espacio, recibió la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad de manos del ...

La Mesa native Ellen Ochoa receives the Presidental Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. Image via ABC La Mesa native Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space, was one of 19 ...

It was a nerve-racking moment for Pasco teacher Allen Madsen and his orchestra students. With hundreds of students packed into the Ochoa Middle School gymnasium and with a special guest in attendance, ...

Al-Marashi is an associate professor of history at Cal State San Marcos and lives in Encinitas. The dedication ceremony of the Ellen Ochoa Pavilion at San Diego State University Friday will pay homage ...

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Ellen Ochoa had already gone to outer space and back when she first processed the history she made in April 1993. Just 34 at the time, the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants became a role model as ...

The first Hispanic woman to launch into space is now the second female astronaut to be awarded the United States' highest honor. Ellen Ochoa, who later directed NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, ...