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The ISS operates as the 'anchor customer' in low earth orbit to support new commercial space services, including delivery of cargo and, before long, crew transportation services.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Anchor Before Cargo Commercial Crew Customer Delivery Earth Including Long Low New Orbit Services Space Support Transportation

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I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Anyone Education Engineering Gets Good Good Education Group Hard Interesting Job Jobs Just Kids Know Math Math And Science Open Opportunity Other Particular People School School Kids Science Select Studies Think Who Works I Think

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I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne Dorsey and Dani Barton, created an environment where interaction was important.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Always American Because Class Classes Created Drawn English English Literature Enjoyed Environment High High School Important Interaction Interesting Literature Made School Teachers Where Who

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I don't recall any interest in science in particular. It came later in college.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Any Came College Interest Later Particular Recall Science

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We are constantly emphasizing to people that they need to address anything that affects flight safety or mission success - many pathways to do that. We need to understand better what may be preventing people from using those pathways.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Address Affects Anything Better Constantly Flight Many May Mission Need People Preventing Safety Success Those Understand Using

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Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Astronauts Endeavor Launch Lives Most Our Our Lives Prepare Preparing Professional Serious Very

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I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: About Aviation Brother Followed Footsteps How Important Interested Know License Obtained Pilot Realized Something

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There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes, when the solid rocket boosters separated, the ride got a lot smoother.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: About After First Got Light Lot Minute Minutes Ride Rocket Separated Solid Then Two Vibration

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I don't know of any issues associated with alcohol before flight.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Alcohol Any Associated Before Flight Issues Know

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We continue to not only operate the International Space Station but to increase its capabilities as well as commercial contributions.

~Ellen Ochoa

Topics: Capabilities Commercial Continue Contributions Increase International Only Operate Space Space Station Station Well

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: May 10th, 1958

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