Dr. Ellen Ochoa on the Flight Deck of Shuttle Atlantis
Dr. Ellen Ochoa on the Flight Deck of Shuttle Atlantis
On April 15, 2002, STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa works at the Remote Manipulator System controls on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis. Dr. Ochoa, a veteran astronaut, is currently the 11th director of Johnson Space Center. She became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on the STS-56 mission.