Ellen Ochoa
Astronaut
Playlists
All Videos (26)
- What I Do
- Great Part
- Challenges
- Education
- Favorite Subjects
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Skills from Childhood
- Family Support
- Why an Astronaut
- Skills to Develop
- Staying Calm Under Pressure
- Importance of Curiosity
- Teamwork in Space
- Importance of Diversity
- First Time in Space
- What's it Like in Space?
- Weightless in the Node
- Studying the Ozone
- Downtime in Space
- Instant Sunrise
- Touch Down
- Benefits of Space Research
- It Was All Worth It
- Did it Anyway
- Advice
Bio
Watch Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., the first Latina astronaut and the current Deputy Director of NASA Johnson Space Center discuss her experiences during four space shuttle missions. She gives us an insiders view of life as an astronaut; from traveling at speeds over 17,000 miles per hour, watching instant sunrises, photographing the earth, living without gravity and performing experiments and space walks.
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