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Ochoa on Sky Genie

Title	Ochoa on Sky Genie
Full Description	Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa, wearing a Launch and Entry Suit (LES) and Launch and Entry Helmet (LEH), simulates an emergency egress procedure at JSC's Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL). Having exited the crew compartment trainer (CCT) a shuttle mockup, through an overhead aft flight deck window, Ochoa lowers herself to the ground using the sky-genie. Training instructor Kenneth D. Trujillo assumes the role of a crewmate assisting from a position on the ground. The sky-genie is carried on all Space Shuttle flights for emergency egress purposes.
Date	12/01/1992
NASA Center	Johnson Space Center

ASCANs Ochoa and Cockrell ex …

Title	ASCANs Ochoa and Cockrell examine T-38A during Ellington Field tour
Description	Group 13 1990 Astronaut Class candidates (ASCANs) Ellen Ochoa and Kenneth D. Cockrell familiarize themselves with T-38A cockpit controls during a training session at Ellington Field located near JSC. Ochoa sits in the T-38A NASA 919 forward cockpit as ASCAN Cockrell looks on. Ochoa and Cockrell, along with their fellow ASCANs, toured the Ellington Field facilities.
Date	08.08.1990

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa in sma …

Title	Astronaut Ellen Ochoa in small life raft during training
Description	Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-66 payload commander, secures herself in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training exercise in JSC's Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF).
Date	06.28.1994

Official portrait of astrona …

Title	Official portrait of astronaut candidate Ellen Ochoa
Description	Official portrait of astronaut candidate Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., member of Astronaut Class 13 (1990), and space shuttle mission specialist candidate. Ochoa wears a navy blue flight suit with space shuttle model displayed on her left.
Date	08.07.1990

STS-96 crew takes part in pa …

Title	STS-96 crew takes part in payload Interface Verification Test
Description	During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) in the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Tokarev of Russia (second from left) and Commander Kent Rominger learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. At the far left looking on is TTI interpreter Valentina Maydell. Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Julie Payette. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m.
Date	02.11.1999

STS-96 crew takes part in pa …

Title	STS-96 crew takes part in payload Interface Verification Test
Description	In the SPACEHAB Facility, (from left) STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. The STS-96 crew is at KSC for a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station . Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Commander Kent Rominger and Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Valery Tokarev of Russia. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m.
Date	02.11.1999

Group 13 1990 ASCAN Ochoa ta …

Title	Group 13 1990 ASCAN Ochoa talks to NASA staff pilot during T-38A training
Description	Astronaut candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa reviews T-38A flight procedures with a NASA staff pilot while standing on an Ellington Field runway. Later, Ochoa, along with classmates from the Group 13 1990 Astronaut class, took a T-38A familiarization flight. Ellington Field is located near JSC.
Date	08.13.1990

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa trains at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet and in full parachute equipment, waits while a training instructor adjusts her parachute harness prior to a parasail training exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. When adjusted correctly, Ochoa will be pulled behind a moving vehicle to simulate a parachute jump from an airplane in an emergency situation. The parachute creates the backdrop for this photo. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, participated in this survival training course at Vance from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date	08.14.1990

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa i …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa in T-38 cockpit during Ellington flight training
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet with breathing mask, sits in T-38A rear cockpit and prepares for flight training. NASA staff pilots conducted the T-38A flight training at Ellington Field on 07-26-90 and 07-27-90. Ellington Field is located near JSC.
Date	08.13.1990

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General Description	STS-96 Shuttle Mission Imagery

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General Description	STS-110 Shuttle Mission Imagery

General Description	STS-110 Shuttle Mission Imagery

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) in the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Tokarev of Russia (second from left) and Commander Kent Rominger learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. At the far left looking on is TTI interpreter Valentina Maydell. Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Julie Payette. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) in the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Tokarev of Russia (second from left) and Commander Kent Rominger learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. At the far left looking on is TTI interpreter Valentina Maydell. Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Julie Payette. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m
Release Date	02/11/1999

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Tokarev of Russia (left) and Commander Kent Rominger (second from right) listen to Lynn Ashby (far right), with JSC, talking about the SPACEHAB equipment in front of them during a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT). In the background behind Tokarev is TTI interpreter Valentina Maydell. Other STS-96 crew members at KSC for the IVT are Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Dan Barry, Ellen Ochoa, Tamara Jernigan and Julie Payette. Mission STS-96 carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, which will have equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. It carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Tokarev of Russia (left) and Commander Kent Rominger (second from right) listen to Lynn Ashby (far right), with JSC, talking about the SPACEHAB equipment in front of them during a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT). In the background behind Tokarev is TTI interpreter Valentina Maydell. Other STS-96 crew members at KSC for the IVT are Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Dan Barry, Ellen Ochoa, Tamara Jernigan and Julie Payette. Mission STS-96 carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, which will have equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. It carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m
Release Date	02/11/1999

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Facility, (from left) STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. The STS-96 crew is at KSC for a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station . Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Commander Kent Rominger and Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Valery Tokarev of Russia. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Facility, (from left) STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa learn about the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of them from Lynn Ashby (far right), with Johnson Space Center. The STS-96 crew is at KSC for a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station . Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Commander Kent Rominger and Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan, Dan Barry and Valery Tokarev of Russia. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m
Release Date	02/11/1999

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) in the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Tamara Jernigan checks over instructions while Mission Specialist Dan Barry looks up from the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of him to other equipment Lynn Ashby (right), with Johnson Space Center, is pointing at. Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Rick Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Julie Payette and Valery Tokarev of Russia. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a payload Interface Verification Test (IVT) in the SPACEHAB Facility, STS-96 Mission Specialist Tamara Jernigan checks over instructions while Mission Specialist Dan Barry looks up from the Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) in front of him to other equipment Lynn Ashby (right), with Johnson Space Center, is pointing at. Other crew members at KSC for the IVT are Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Rick Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Julie Payette and Valery Tokarev of Russia. The SSU is part of the cargo on Mission STS-96, which carries the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module, with equipment to further outfit the International Space Station service module and equipment that can be off-loaded from the early U.S. assembly flights. The SPACEHAB carries internal logistics and resupply cargo for station outfitting, plus an external Russian cargo crane to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment and used to perform space walking maintenance activities. The double module stowage provides capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. with the ability to accommodate powered payloads, four external rooftop stowage locations, four double-rack locations (two powered), up to 61 bulkhead-mounted middeck locker locations, and floor storage for large unique items and Soft Stowage. STS-96 is targeted to launch May 20 about 9:32 a.m
Release Date	02/11/1999

STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger, holding his daughter, Kristen, exits the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip before boarding a plane for a return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the STS-96 crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC

STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rom …

Description	STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger, holding his daughter, Kristen, exits the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip before boarding a plane for a return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the STS-96 crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC
Release Date	06/07/1999

At the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip, STS-96 crew members and their families board a plane to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left are the son, Ivan, and wife, Irina, of Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (carrying a duffel bag), and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa, holding her son, Wilson Miles-Ochoa. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency). After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC

At the Cape Canaveral Air St …

Description	At the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip, STS-96 crew members and their families board a plane to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left are the son, Ivan, and wife, Irina, of Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (carrying a duffel bag), and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa, holding her son, Wilson Miles-Ochoa. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency). After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC
Release Date	06/07/1999

STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), holding her son, Wilson Miles-Ochoa , leaves the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip. The STS-96 crew members are preparing to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, after a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (with the Russian Space Agency)

STS-96 Mission Specialist El …

Description	STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), holding her son, Wilson Miles-Ochoa , leaves the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip. The STS-96 crew members are preparing to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, after a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. The crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Tamara Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (with the Russian Space Agency)
Release Date	06/07/1999

(Left to right) STS-96 Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) and Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, leave the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip where they will board a plane to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC

(Left to right) STS-96 Missi …

Description	(Left to right) STS-96 Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) and Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, leave the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip where they will board a plane to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC
Release Date	06/07/1999

STS-96 crew members and their families exit the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left are Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (with the Russian Space Agency) and his wife, Irina, Sue Barry and Jennifer Barry, the wife and daughter, respectively, of Mission Specialist Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) (background), (foreground) Andrew Barry, son of Daniel, Pilot Rick D. Husband and his wife, Evelyn, and Ivan Tokarev, son of Valery. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), and Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency). After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC

STS-96 crew members and thei …

Description	STS-96 crew members and their families exit the bus at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip to return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left are Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (with the Russian Space Agency) and his wife, Irina, Sue Barry and Jennifer Barry, the wife and daughter, respectively, of Mission Specialist Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) (background), (foreground) Andrew Barry, son of Daniel, Pilot Rick D. Husband and his wife, Evelyn, and Ivan Tokarev, son of Valery. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), and Julie Payette (with the Canadian Space Agency). After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC
Release Date	06/07/1999

STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, heads for a plane at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip for her return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the STS-96 crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC

STS-96 Mission Specialist Ju …

Description	STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, heads for a plane at the Cape Canaveral Air Station Skid Strip for her return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Other crew members also returning are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick D. Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. After a successful 10-day mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, the STS-96 crew landed June 6 at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT, in the 11th night landing at KSC
Release Date	06/07/1999

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-120 crew exit the crew transport vehicle to be greeted by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin and others. Griffin is at left, talking to Commander Pamela Melroy. Behind her, from left are Pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson and Doug Wheelock. Behind Wheelock is Chief of the Astronaut Corps Steven Lindsey and Director of Flight Crew Operations Ellen Ochoa, both from Johnson Space Center. The crew completed a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a smooth landing on Runway 33. Main gear touchdown was 1:01:16 p.m. Wheel stop was at 1:02:07 p.m. Mission elapsed time was 15 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Mission STS-120 continued the construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-120 crew exit the crew transport vehicle to be greeted by NASA Administrator Mike Griffin and others. Griffin is at left, talking to Commander Pamela Melroy. Behind her, from left are Pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson and Doug Wheelock. Behind Wheelock is Chief of the Astronaut Corps Steven Lindsey and Director of Flight Crew Operations Ellen Ochoa, both from Johnson Space Center. The crew completed a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a smooth landing on Runway 33. Main gear touchdown was 1:01:16 p.m. Wheel stop was at 1:02:07 p.m. Mission elapsed time was 15 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Mission STS-120 continued the construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Release Date	11/07/2007

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. -- STS-110 CREW PORTRAIT -- (JSC STS110-5-002) -- These seven astronauts are in training for the STS-110 mission, scheduled to visit the International Space Station early next year. In front, from the left, are astronauts Stephen N. Frick, pilot, Ellen Ochoa, flight engineer, and Michael J. Bloomfield, mission commander, in the back, from left, are astronauts Steven L. Smith, Rex J. Walheim, Jerry L. Ross and Lee M.E. Morin, all mission specialists

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTO …

Description	JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. -- STS-110 CREW PORTRAIT -- (JSC STS110-5-002) -- These seven astronauts are in training for the STS-110 mission, scheduled to visit the International Space Station early next year. In front, from the left, are astronauts Stephen N. Frick, pilot, Ellen Ochoa, flight engineer, and Michael J. Bloomfield, mission commander, in the back, from left, are astronauts Steven L. Smith, Rex J. Walheim, Jerry L. Ross and Lee M.E. Morin, all mission specialists
Release Date	12/01/2001

ASCANs Ochoa and Cockrell examine T-38A during Ellington Field tour

ASCANs Ochoa and Cockrell ex …

Title	ASCANs Ochoa and Cockrell examine T-38A during Ellington Field tour
Description	Group 13 1990 Astronaut Class candidates (ASCANs) Ellen Ochoa and Kenneth D. Cockrell familiarize themselves with T-38A cockpit controls during a training session at Ellington Field located near JSC. Ochoa sits in the T-38A NASA 919 forward cockpit as ASCAN Cockrell looks on. Ochoa and Cockrell, along with their fellow ASCANs, toured the Ellington Field facilities.
Date Taken	1990-08-08

Group 13 1990 ASCAN Ochoa talks to NASA staff pilot during T-38A training

Group 13 1990 ASCAN Ochoa ta …

Title	Group 13 1990 ASCAN Ochoa talks to NASA staff pilot during T-38A training
Description	Astronaut candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa reviews T-38A flight procedures with a NASA staff pilot while standing on an Ellington Field runway. Later, Ochoa, along with classmates from the Group 13 1990 Astronaut class, took a T-38A familiarization flight. Ellington Field is located near JSC.
Date Taken	1990-08-13

Official portrait of astronaut candidate Ellen Ochoa

Official portrait of astrona …

Title	Official portrait of astronaut candidate Ellen Ochoa
Description	Official portrait of astronaut candidate Ellen Ochoa, Ph.D., member of Astronaut Class 13 (1990), and space shuttle mission specialist candidate. Ochoa wears a navy blue flight suit with space shuttle model displayed on her left.
Date Taken	1990-08-07

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa is captured in this portrait-like view as she listens to a briefing prior to the beginning of the field training portion of a survival training course exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. The course is designed to familiarize the trainees with procedures to follow in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet aircraft. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation in July. This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa in T-38 cockpit during Ellington flight training

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa i …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ochoa in T-38 cockpit during Ellington flight training
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet with breathing mask, sits in T-38A rear cockpit and prepares for flight training. NASA staff pilots conducted the T-38A flight training at Ellington Field on 07-26-90 and 07-27-90. Ellington Field is located near JSC.
Date Taken	1990-08-13

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa trains at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa trains at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet and parachute harness, listens to instructor's directions before a parasail training exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with the handling and "feel" of a parachute in the event of an emergency ejection from a jet aircraft. The parachute creates the backdrop for this photo. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, trained at Vance from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at cockpit trainer during Vance AFB exercise

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa at cockpit trainer during Vance AFB exercise
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, holding helmet, stands alongside an aircraft cockpit training device prior to ejection training at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with procedures to follow in preparation for ejection from a jet aircraft. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation in July. This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa trains at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet and in full parachute equipment, waits while a training instructor adjusts her parachute harness prior to a parasail training exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. When adjusted correctly, Ochoa will be pulled behind a moving vehicle to simulate a parachute jump from an airplane in an emergency situation. The parachute creates the backdrop for this photo. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, participated in this survival training course at Vance from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa parasails at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa parasails at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet and holding onto parachute harness, parasails during a survival training course exercise at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. In this phase of the course, the trainee, in full parachute equipment, is pulled behind a moving vehicle to simulate a parachute jump from an airplane in an emergency situation. Her parachute forms the backdrop for the photo. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation in July. This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa in cockpit trainer at Vance Air Force Base

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa in cockpit trainer at Vance Air Force Base
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, strapped into a aircraft cockpit training device, laughs prior to ejection training at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with procedures to follow in preparation for ejection from a jet aircraft. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation in July. This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-08-14

ASCAN Ochoa floats in pool during Elgin AFB water survival training

ASCAN Ochoa floats in pool d …

Title	ASCAN Ochoa floats in pool during Elgin AFB water survival training
Description	1990 Group 13 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing helmet and flight suit, climbs into a single person life raft while floating in a pool at Elgin Air Force Base (AFB) in Pensacola, Florida, during water survival exercises. Ochoa's underarm flotation device holds her above the water as she pulls herself into the life raft. The training familiarized the candidates with survival techniques necessary in the event of a water landing. ASCANs participated in the exercises from 08-14-90 through 08-17-90.
Date Taken	1990-09-20

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa during Elgin AFB water survival training

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa during Elgin AFB water survival training
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, wearing flight suit and underarm flotation device (life jacket), examines survival equipment (shaped like an anchor) as a training instructor describes its operation. Ochoa and the instructor stand on the poolside of a training facility at Elgin Air Force Base (AFB) in Pensacola, Florida. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, is participating in water survival training from 08-14-90 through 08-17-90.
Date Taken	1990-09-20

Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen O …

Title	Group 13, 1990 ASCAN Ellen Ochoa in cockpit trainer at Vance Air Force Base
Description	Group 13, 1990 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Ellen Ochoa, after jumping from a platform, rolls in training pit gravel during a ground egress exercise at at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Enid, Oklahoma. This portion of the survival training course is designed to familiarize the trainee with procedures to follow during jet aircraft emergency egress. Ochoa, along with 22 other ASCANs, began a year's training and evaluation in July. This session was conducted from 07-29-90 through 07-31-90.
Date Taken	1990-09-19

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