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Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa (1958) has flown to space 4 times, spending 42.3 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-56, 1993.

United States4 spaceflights42.3 days in space

Spaceflights

Apr 8, 1993
STS-56Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Nov 3, 1994
STS-66Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
May 27, 1999
STS-96Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Apr 8, 2002
STS-110Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
United States
Born
1958
Occupation
astronaut, engineer
Employer
Sandia National Laboratories, Ames Research Center, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, National Science Board
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 13

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
42.33 days
First flight
April 8, 1993
Latest flight
STS-110
Education
Stanford University; San Diego State University; Grossmont High School
Awards (Wikidata)
11: California Hall of Fame; United States Astronaut Hall of Fame; NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal…

Source: Wikidata Q49269 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.