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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the San Diego State University graduate who became the first Latina to fly in space, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden during a ceremony at 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, ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Ellen Ochoa made history in 1993 when she became the first Latina to travel to space. However, her journey to the stars wasn't without challenges. "I know I certainly wasn't ...

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable company, named NASA veteran Ellen Ochoa as a director, expanding the size of its board to 13 members. Ochoa, 66, previously ran the space ...

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 ...

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 ...