'''Ellen Lauri Ochoa''' is a NASA astronaut who has flown four space shuttle flights. She was the first Hispanic woman to go into space.

Early Life

Ellen Ochoa was born in May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, but considers La Mesa, California to be her hometown. She graduated from Grossmont High School, in 1975 as valedictorian; received a bachelo...(continue reading)