Talk:Ellen Ochoa

First Hispanic in Space?
Franklin Chang-Diaz, of Latin American descent, went into space in 1986, seven years before Ellen Ochoa. That brings into question the claim in this article that she was "the first U.S. Hispanic in space". Since that claim is not supported by the article's references, I am adding a "citation needed" tag. If someone can provide a verifiable source, that would be appreciated. If not, this unsupported claim will be removed. Truthanado 14:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I think there's some confusion between the difference between 'Hispanic' and 'Latin American'. According to the article Hispanic, "During the Nixon Administration, the United States Government defined the cultures of Latin America as Hispanic" (and that has two citations).  So I agree.  It is still notable though, that she is the first Hispanic woman in space (see  and several other easily google-able sources).  I am adding this as a reference and changing the article to note her as the first hispanic _woman_ in space. Jimduchek 14:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

FWIW, there is a CBS Cares PSA spot with Miguel Sandoval currently running that says (verbatim): She was the first hispanic female astronaut having logged almost 1000 hours in space. Celebrate Ellen Ochoa and Hispanic Heritage Month. Jeremyb (talk) 03:50, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

She is the first American Hispanic to go into space. Franklin isn't American. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.188.131.167 (talk) 17:16, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
 * "He became an American citizen in 1977." (reading is fundamental) Shenme (talk) 20:12, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

The term Hispanic is so ridiculous and has no use in a global context, due to European colonization half of the world is "Hispanic" or "Anglo"... Nigerians, Bolivians, Equatorial-Guineans, Canadians.. what do these people have to do with Europeans from Spain and England? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.23.163.172 (talk) 13:50, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Questions About Ellen Ochoa
Was it difficult to grow up to become a famous astronaut? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.125.140.118 (talk) 18:42, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello, and thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. This page is for discussion of improvements to the article about Ellen Ochoa. If you have some specific suggestions for improvements to the article, please feel free to add them here. On the other hand, if you are hoping for a response from Ellen to your question, I'm afraid you will have to look for another way to contact her. Good luck, – Wdchk (talk) 20:27, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Siblings
Does Ellen Ochoa have any siblings? If so their names and occupation. Please answer this question A.S.A.P! Date is now 10/15/14. --65.254.29.130 (talk) 15:55, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2020
Under: "Personal life" section, Ochoa's husband is referenced as an "intellectual attorney," but it should be "intellectual property attorney." Thanks. TrepidTurtle (talk) 18:44, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, thank you :) – Thjarkur (talk) 19:38, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

is she ok 204.154.22.196 (talk) 17:42, 25 October 2023 (UTC)