Ellen Ochoa, PhD, has been paving the way for Hispanic women N | U.S. Embassy Tashkent

Ellen Ochoa, PhD, has been paving the way for Hispanic women NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration since she joined as a researcher in1988! Dr. Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to go to space, loggingover 1,000 hours in space since her first flight in 1993.She also served as the first Hispanic and second woman director of NASA's Johnson Space Center! #WomenInSTEM#STEMFirsts #WomensHistoryMonth