Ellen Ochoa: Breaking Barriers in Space

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Ellen Ochoa: Breaking Barriers in Space — page 2 — Table of Contents California Childhood Young Scholar 4 6 Hard Work 10 Making History 12 Back on Earth 16 Big Honors 18 Inspiring Others 20 Big Dates in Ellen's Life 22 Words to Know 23 Index 24 3

Ellen Ochoa: Breaking Barriers in Space — page 3 — 4 California Childhood Ellen Ochoa was born on May 10 1958 in Los Angeles California Her parents were from the United States and her father's parents her grandparents were from Mexico Ellen's family moved to La Mesa a suburb of San Diego Ellen grew up there as the middle child of five brothers and sisters

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