La Mesa Native Ellen Ochoa, the First Latina in Space, Honored with Medal of Freedom
La Mesa native Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space, was one of 19 Americans who received this year’s ...
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NASA astronaut and director Ellen Ochoa awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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 ...