Medal of Freedom

PRESIDENT BIDEN AWARDS MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO ASTRONAUT ELLEN OCHOA OF LA MESA

By Miriam Raftery
 
Official White House photo
 
May 6, 2024 (La Mesa) – President Joe Biden Friday presented the Medal of Freedom to Ellen Ochoa of La Mesa, the first Hispanic female astronaut and second woman to serve as Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. She retired in 2018 after 30 years with the agency.

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