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Ellen Ochoa (born May 10, 1958) is an American engineer, former astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. [1] In 1993, Ochoa became the first Latina woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery . [ 2 ]
Ochoa (Basque: Otxoa or Otsoa) is a Spanish [1] surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines.It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain.
Grandmother names are a big decision. After all, that's what they will be called for the rest of their lives! The good news is there are plenty of grandma nicknames to choose from.
Twenty20. 1. Baba and Babu. These two easy-to-say and oh-so adorable names are Georgian for “grandma” and “grandpa.” 2. Bubbe and Zayde. Pronounced "Bubbeh" or "Bubbee" and "Zaydeh" or ...
117703 Ochoa: 2005 EK 300: Ellen Ochoa (born 1958) is a former American Astronaut. In 1993, she was the first Hispanic woman to go to space. She flew four space shuttle missions, logged nearly 1000 hours in space, and became Director of the Johnson Space Center. JPL · 117703: 117704 Lopez-Alegria: 2005 EN 317
Each name carries the lilt of tenderness, the joy of two generations connected by overwhelming love. But so does Grannie and Abuelo, and in some circles those are considered too old-school.
Her maternal grandmother, Regina Ochoa, had mixed Spanish, Chinese ancestry as well as ancestry from Pangasinan and Tagalog regions. Teodora Alonso was also a representative in the Spanish Courts and a pious Catholic , being a Knight of the Order of Isabella . [ 2 ]
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