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Resources
 * Scholastic - Latinos in History
 * FactMonster.com
 * [|Wikipedia]

two astronauts influence on science compare/contrast what made them become astronauts

Carlos Noriega and Ellen Ochoa

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/noriega.html

http://www.biography.com/people/carlos-noriega-189134#awesm=~oCYB8RHa6ggyt7

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ochoa.html

Carlos Noriega- NASA info

Before NASA/ After NASA
 * Lima Peru
 * born- October 8 1959
 * immigrated to USA and lived in California
 * was a lieutenant
 * degree in science from University of South California (1981)
 * Master of science degree in space systems operations
 * Master of science degree (computer science)
 * apart of ROTC (Marine Corps) during USC
 * went to flight school
 * flew helicopters at Marine Base (Hawaii)
 * deployed (6 months) out of US
 * later became plane safety officer ( help pilots)
 * taught flying
 * After Naval Postgraduate School appointed to United States Space Command
 * key person for software for projects at Mountain Air Force Base. (Wyoming)
 * Over 3000 flight hours

During NASA
 * In 1994, chosen for NASA
 * Went to Johnson Space Center for training
 * became mission specialist
 * back-up commander 6th expedition to ISS
 * apart of STS-121
 * served as Chief of Exploration Systems Engineering Division
 * retired from Astronaut Marine Corps
 * Director of safety
 * constellation program

Spaceflight with Nasa
 * NASA's sixth flight ever
 * in space for nine days
 * made transfers within mission
 * logged 221 hours
 * second flight
 * 12 days
 * logged 259 hours

Ellen Ochoa

Before NASA/ After NASA
 * Born 1958 in LA
 * grew up in La Mesa, California
 * married to COe Fulmer
 * two kids
 * plays flute
 * private pilot
 * Bachelor of Science in Physics
 * San Diego State University in 1980
 * Masters in Science Degree and doctorate in electrical engineering
 * Stanford University in 1981 and 1985

Honors
 * Service medal
 * outstanding leadership medal
 * 4 flight medals
 * recipient of other awards.....Harvard Foundation Science
 * Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award
 * Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award
 * San Diego State University Alumna of the Year
 * schools named after her (3)

Experience
 * co-inventor of 3 patents
 * optical inspection system
 * optical object recognition method
 * method for noise removal in images
 * Chief of the Intelligence Systems Technology Branch
 * chosen by NASA in Jan 1990
 * became astronaut July 1991
 * mission specialist on STS-56 (1993)
 * currently Director of Lyndon B Johnson Space Center in Houston,Texas
 * four space flights

Space Flight
 * first April 4-17 1993
 * 9 days
 * robotic arm to capture Spartan satellite
 * payload commander second trip Nov. 3-14 1994\
 * study of energy of Sun
 * third May 27-June 6 1999
 * went to ISS
 * 8 hour space walk
 * April 8-19 2002 fourth trek
 * the delivery and installation of the S0 (S-Zero) Truss;
 * the station’s robotic arm maneuvered space-walkers around the station;
 * and the first time that all of a space shuttle crew’s spacewalks were based from the station

**ESSAY**
Cristina Suarez-Solar 4-25-14 Spanish essay

Many Latino people have made history for their families and themselves. Science and technology are two big subjects these people were able to make impacts on. Two people who have made these impacts are Carlos Noriega and Ellen Ochoa. These two Latinos are astronauts who made and are still making history through the actions they have done. NASA has given these people the opportunity to accomplish anything they set their mind on. These Latinos have inspired many people to set and achieve anything they set their mines to.

Carlos Noriega was born in Lima, Peru in 1959. He and his family then later immigrated to the United States of America. When Noriega lived in the U.S. he went to school at the University of South Carolina (USC). Carlos received his degree in science in 1981. After this he received his degree in science and space system operations, he then joined the military. During his time at USC, he was a part of ROTC. This is how the journey started at to fine his career of becoming an astronaut ("Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega).

Noriega went to flight school in a military base in Hawaii. After he was deployed for six months and he returned, Carlos taught flying. As he was doing this, NASA was looking at all his accomplishments. NASA looked at his 3000 logged flight hours to determine if he was going to be able to go to space. In 1994, Carlos Noriega was chosen by NASA. For training, he went to Johnson Space Center. Because he was high in his training class, he became a mission specialist. He later went to space as a back-up commander for the 6th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). This trip to the ISS was nine days long. He helped make the ISS. Carlos logged in 221 hours ("Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega).

After this trip he went to space again on the STS-121 space trip. In this expedition he was Chief of Exploration Systems Engineering Division. This trip was twelve days long. He logged 259 hours on this trek. During his trip he helped build the International Space Station. Once he came back to Earth, he became a director of safety. This allowed him to help others follow their dreams. Before he retired from his huge achievement accomplished he did a study on constellations ("Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega).

This Latino astronaut changed history with his accomplishments. He has changed science with his studies and helped science learn more about things that could help our world!

Another important Latino in science and technology history is Ellen Ochoa. This woman is a Mexican American who was raised in Los Angeles, California and La Mesa, California. She went to school at San Diego also. She received her bachelors in science (physics) and a masters in science. Going above and beyond, she also got her doctorate in electrical engineering. She got her masters and doctorate degrees at Stanford University. After getting these degrees, she started a family with Coe Fulmer and had two children. Because Ellen wanted to follow her dream, she went to flight school. This started her later career of becoming a NASA astronaut. ("Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa).

Ellen Ochoa had special honors given to her for all your achievements. She received a service medal and outstanding leadership medal for being able to guide and be a role model to others. At her pilot school, she earned four medals for great flying. Hartford gave her an award from their science foundation. She also has three schools named after her ("Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa).

Ochoa was a part of three patents created. She was a part of creating an optical inspection system, optical object recognition method, and a method for noise removal in images. At her research center, in which she was in charge of, she was the Chief of the Intelligent Systems Technology Branch which helped her with her studies. She was selected by NASA in January 1990 ("Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa) ; ( //Bio.com //. ).

Ellen Ochoa was a part of four treks to space. This Latino helped science in more ways by going to space. She first went on April 4-17 1993. In this trip she helped build a robotic arm satellite. This has changed technology for many ways. The second flight was November 3-14 1999. During this trip she studied the energy of the Sun. On the third trip she went to the International Space Station. These dates were May 27 to June 6 1999. Ellen did an eight hour spacewalk. The last contribute to space and science was again in April of 2002. Ellen is a great female Latino that represents the change they have made in our history ("Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa”).

Ellen Ochoa and Carlos Noriega are great representatives of what people can do in the fields of technology and science. Many people in our future will change history in science and technology. These amazing people have changed the way we live today. Without these people, our world wouldn't be the way it is now.

Bibliography

"Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega (08/2011)." //Astronaut Bio: Carlos I. Noriega (08/2011) //. NASA, Aug. 2011. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. <[]>.
 * This site was given to me by my teachers and I have used it before. I know this information is accurate.

"Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa (3/2014)." //Astronaut Bio: Ellen Ochoa (3/2014) //. NASA, Mar. 2014. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. <[]>.
 * This site was also given to me by my teacher and it is the official site for NASA.

//Bio.com //. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 02 May 2014.  .
 * This site is good because it is the same as the other sites and this site is used for many different research project.