Ellen Ochoa Astronaut

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I am Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina astronaut. I was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. My parents were Joseph and Roseanne Ochoa, but my father left when I was little. My mom wanted me to be involved with music, so I picked up the flute and became very passionate about it. In high school I graduated valedictorian of Grossmont High School, in La Mesa, California. With a Master of Science and Doctorate in Electrical Engineering I finished college at Stanford University. At this time NASA hired its first female astronauts, I was interested in the program and decided I wanted to be an astronaut. In 1985 I applied for the program but I was rejected. Again I tried in 1987, this time I was within the top 100 out of thousands of applications,

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