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Ellen Ochoa: Pioneering Astronaut
Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut.
- GenresNonfiction
32 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2006
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Lissa Johnston
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I also have a YA trilogy under the pen name L. J. Johnston.
I have a Masters in History thanks to a process of elimination working my way through Pre-Med (Calculus, yuck!), Psych (live subject experiments required - check NO), and Accounting (OMG do I have to explain this?) before landing in a junior level history class that pushed all my Nerd buttons. I'm not a complete idiot. I knew there wasn't much of a career path for historians. The plan was to use my history major and business minor to get into law school. However I skipped the LSAT due to a massive hangover, decided it was all for the better, and kept hittin' that history until I had a Master's. Okay, maybe a little bit of an idiot. I did pick up a certificate in archival administration (NERD), so I've got that goin' for me. . .
I'm a classic case of adult ADHD combined with Type A introvert, add a dash of World Class Underachiever and Lazy in the guise of Work Smarter, Not Harder. I have a long-unfulfilled dream of making a good living as a writer, unfulfilled mostly due to my poor work habits. As all of you fellow AADDs out there can attest, the impulse to work linearly often conflicts with the logic of working on the projects most deserving of one's attention (read: potential for sale/success) FIRST. That coupled with my ability to generate dozens of story ideas on demand with the deadly failing of never following through on any of them, and you have, well, me.
I also have a YA trilogy under the pen name L. J. Johnston.
I have a Masters in History thanks to a process of elimination working my way through Pre-Med (Calculus, yuck!), Psych (live subject experiments required - check NO), and Accounting (OMG do I have to explain this?) before landing in a junior level history class that pushed all my Nerd buttons. I'm not a complete idiot. I knew there wasn't much of a career path for historians. The plan was to use my history major and business minor to get into law school. However I skipped the LSAT due to a massive hangover, decided it was all for the better, and kept hittin' that history until I had a Master's. Okay, maybe a little bit of an idiot. I did pick up a certificate in archival administration (NERD), so I've got that goin' for me. . .
I'm a classic case of adult ADHD combined with Type A introvert, add a dash of World Class Underachiever and Lazy in the guise of Work Smarter, Not Harder. I have a long-unfulfilled dream of making a good living as a writer, unfulfilled mostly due to my poor work habits. As all of you fellow AADDs out there can attest, the impulse to work linearly often conflicts with the logic of working on the projects most deserving of one's attention (read: potential for sale/success) FIRST. That coupled with my ability to generate dozens of story ideas on demand with the deadly failing of never following through on any of them, and you have, well, me.
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April 15, 2014
Childrens Biography
Johnston, Lissa. Ellen Ochoa: Pioneering Astronaut (Minnesota; Capstone Press, 2006).
This Fact Finders Series book tells about the first Hispanic female astronaut in space. Ochoa was born in Los Angeles in 1958. Her mother always pushed her to do well in school. Ochoa always had good grades and eventually landed at Stanford. That's where she decided to pursue a career at NASA after seeing Sally Ride go to space. It wasn't until 1990 that NASA accepted Ochoa. Ochoa's first space flight was aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 17, 1993. Her job was to operate a robotic arm to release a satellite. Ochoa is still alive today.
Johnston, Lissa. Ellen Ochoa: Pioneering Astronaut (Minnesota; Capstone Press, 2006).
This Fact Finders Series book tells about the first Hispanic female astronaut in space. Ochoa was born in Los Angeles in 1958. Her mother always pushed her to do well in school. Ochoa always had good grades and eventually landed at Stanford. That's where she decided to pursue a career at NASA after seeing Sally Ride go to space. It wasn't until 1990 that NASA accepted Ochoa. Ochoa's first space flight was aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 17, 1993. Her job was to operate a robotic arm to release a satellite. Ochoa is still alive today.
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