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Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator: Oliver Dominguez
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-7595-5494-8
Keywords: International Space Station
An accomplished flutist and electrical engineer, Ochoa later traveled in space, becoming the first Latina astronaut and the first Latinx director of the Johnson Space Center. Dynamic illustrations. Back matter.