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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – For Women’s History Month KSAT 12 is sharing the story of Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut to go to space. Ochoa spent nearly 1,000 hours in space from 1993 to 2002. KSAT 12 got ...

This Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting stories of women whose accomplishments have often not received widespread attention. Today, we learn about NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa, who became the ...

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, ...

Ellen Ochoa was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House last week, becoming the tenth astronaut to receive the country's highest civilian honor. Tom Williams via Getty Images ...

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 ...

A former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Fort Worth activist who helped make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday were among 19 individuals receiving the Presidential ...

Fifth-graders fidget. It’s what they do. The 90 or so Ellen Ochoa Elementary School fifth-graders who sat on the school’s lobby floor weren’t any different Monday morning. At least at first. They ...