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18
Jun
PAST EVENTS THAT ARE TODAY’S HISTORY
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08
Apr
THE FIRST HISPANIC WOMAN IN SPACE
On April 8, 1993, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from
the Kennedy Space Center. On board is astronaut Ellen
Ochoa, soon to become the first Hispanic woman in space.
Ochoa started at NASA in 1988 after receiving a doctorate
in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Two years later, she was selected as an astronaut. On her
first mission, Ochoa served as a Mission Specialist on a
9-day space flight, the primary mission of which was to
study Earth’s ozone layer.
She went on to fly three more space shuttle missions,
one of which conducted further atmospheric research
and two of which carried components to the International
Space Station.
Over the course of her four flights, Ochoa compiled a
total time of 40 days, 19 hours, and 35 minutes in space.
Ellen Ochoa will be 68 in May.
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20
Feb
THESE PAST EVENTS MADE TODAYS HISTORY
CARLATA BRADLEY
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09
Feb
FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE
Former NASA astronaut Dr.Bernard Harris (69) became the first
Black man to walk in space.
His mission contributes to a burgeoning collaboration between
the United States and Russia in space exploration.
Bernard Harris stepped out of the space shuttle Discovery in
orbit on February 9, 1995.
He first embarked on the unlikely journey toward his historic
spacewalk as a child, inspired by stargazing in his home state
of Texas.
Harris described his determination to become an astronaut as
a "big leap of faith" at a time when the Apollo 11 moon landing
shared headlines with the struggle for civil rights. "The main
challenge was the color of my skin."
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