ASTRONAUT T.J. CREAMER OF ISS EXPEDITION 22 AND 23, GREETS DR. ELLEN OCHOA INSIDE THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER FOR THE ISS

ANDREW HANKS, STRUCTURAL MATERIALS EXPERT AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER DISCUSSES ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH DR. ELLEN OCHOA

NIKI WERKHEISER - 3D PRINTING ZERO-G PROJECT MANAGER, DISCUSSES 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY WITH DR. ELLEN OCHOA.1401414 THE ISS NOW HAS A 3D PRINTER, WHICH THE TECHNOLOGY WAS TESTED AT THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

S96-E-5150 (02 June 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-96 mission specialist, in the SpaceHab module aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery. The photograph was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 01:14:12, June 2, 1999.

jsc2014e037863 (April 14, 2014) --- Official portrait of Johnson Space Center Director and former astronaut Ellen Ochoa who is retiring May 25, 2018, after 30 years at the agency. Ochoa has flown to space four times including twice to the International Space Station in May 1999 and again in April 2002.

S96-E-5153 (2 June 1999) --- Onboard Discovery's SpaceHab, astronaut Ellen Ochoa surveys the near completion of a gigantic move effort of supplies from the shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS). Tons of supplies were carried up in Discovery and the SpaceHab module in the payload bay to be transferred to the station. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 01:16:30 GMT, June 2, 1999. Photo credit: NASA

STS096-366-030 (27 May - 6 June 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa spent many hours in this post aboard SpaceHab in Discovery's cargo bay as she coordinated the large supply of hardware intended for the International Space Station (ISS). She joined four other American astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut for almost ten days in Earth orbit.

FROM LEFT, EUGENA GOGGANS AND MELISSA HOPPER, BOTH STOWAGE ENGINEERS, AND LYBREASE WOODARD, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION OPERATIONS LAB, GREET DR. ELLEN OCHOA IN THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER FOR THE ISS

STS066-21-029 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- On the space shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload commander, supports the Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) experiment with a checkout of a pair of 8mm video tape recorders. Note Atlantis' addition of the lower body restraint device (left) used to support crew members spending long periods of stationary time at the aft flight deck. Ochoa joined four other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist for 11-days in space in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) mission. Photo credit: NASA

S96-E-5116 (1 June 1999) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry and Ellen Ochoa, both misison specialists, are pictured onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery early on June 1. Most of the seven crew members later moved over to the International Space Station (ISS) to perform tasks designed to ready the station for human tended operations. The scene was recorded with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 04:12:12 GMT, June 1, 1999.

S96-E-5031 (29 May 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa and cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev return to the space shuttle Discovery after a brief intravehicular trip to the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA 2) on flight day four. The photo was recorded with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 07:02:52 GMT, May 29, 1999. Photo credit: NASA

S94-37520 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-66 payload commander, secures herself in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Making her second flight in space, Ochoa will join four other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist for a week and a half in space aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) mission. Ochoa was a mission specialist on the ATLAS-2 mission in April of 1993.

STS066-13-014 (3-14 Nov. 1994) --- On the space shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload commander, has just completed an operation at the controls for the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm while working in chorus with astronaut Donald R. McMonagle. McMonagle, mission commander, is seen here at his station on the forward flight deck. An RMS operations checklist floats in front of Ochoa. Photo credit: NASA

STS096-364-002 (27 May - 6 June 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa floats through the tunnel that connected the STS-96 crew to the International Space Station (ISS) for several days in late May and early June 1999. The crew members eventually transferred several thousand pounds of supplies from Discovery to the ISS. Some of the gear can be seen behind Ochoa.

STS096-364-015 (27 May - 6 June 1999) --- Onboard the Russian-built Zarya module, astronauts Julie Payette (left) and Ellen Ochoa handle a portion of the supplies which have been moved over from the docked Discovery. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

S96-E-5002 (29 MAY 1999) --- With the aid of a lamp, cosmonaut Valery Tokarev and astronaut Ellen Ochoa participate in the activation of SPACEHAB on Flight Day 2. The photo was recorded with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 07:18:06 GMT, May 29, 1999.

Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa shares her experiences during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa shares her experiences during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S94-40061 (23 June 1994) --- Secured in a collapsible seat on the middeck of a Shuttle trainer, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, payload commander, participates in a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of the scheduled November flight of STS-66. This rehearsal, held in the crew compartment trainer of the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory, was followed by a training session on emergency egress procedures. In November Ochoa will join four other NASA astronauts and a European mission specialist for a week and a half aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3).

Tom Costello from NBC News moderates a panel discussion titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" as Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa looks on at the National Air and Space Museum on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa talks as Tom Costello from NBC News moderates a panel discussion titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" at the National Air and Space Museum on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S96-E-5022 (29 May 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa and cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev read over flight data in preparation for post-docking activity. Shortly after the Discovery linked with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS), Ochoa and Tokarev, a mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), briefly went into the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2). This photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC)at 5:53:37 GMT, May 29, 1999.

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., left, talks with NASA Johnson Space Center Director and former Astronaut Ellen Ochoa as other astronauts look on prior to the National Tribute to Sally Ride at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Panel discussion participants, from left, Linda Billings, research professor, Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, Ellen Ochoa, director, NASA Johnson Space Center, Tom Costello, NBC News and moderator for the event, Margaret Weitekamp, space history curator, National Air and Space Museum, Dan Vergano, science writer for USA Today, and Rene McCormick, director of standards and quality, National Math and Science Initiative, are seen during a program titled "Sally Ride: How Her Historic Space Mission Opened Doors for Women in Science" held on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

From left, astronauts Pam Melroy; Kay Hire; Cady Coleman; Kathy Sullivan; Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride's life partner and chair, board of directors of Sally Ride Science; astronauts Bonnie Dunbar; Sandy Magnus; Julie Payette; and Ellen Ochoa, pose for a photograph before a National Tribute to Sally Ride at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-56) Mission Specialist 3 (MS3) Ellen Ochoa handles a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of the Orbiter. Ochoa is positioned next to the payload station and behind the commander's station.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS. -- (JSC 597-01586) -- Official portrait of astronaut Ellen S. Ochoa, mission specialist

S99-05972 (7 June 1999) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, mission specialist, speaks to crowd on hand at welcome ceremonies following crew arrival at Ellington Field.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Ochoa is United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno.

Date: 03-27-15 Location: Bldg 30 South, FCR-1 Subject: Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords with Astronaut Mike Fossum and JSC Center Director Ellen Ochoa Photographer: James Blair / NASA

S110-E-5010 (8 April 2002) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission specialist, goes over a procedures checklist on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The image was taken with at digital still camera.

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, space shuttle astronauts Michael Foale left, and, Ellen Ochoa, pose with their plaques after being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Date: 03-27-15 Location: Bldg 30 South, FCR-1 Subject: Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords with Astronaut Mike Fossum and JSC Center Director Ellen Ochoa Photographer: James Blair / NASA

JSC2000-06252 (September 2000) --- Holding logos, flight director Kelly Beck and spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) Ellen Ochoa pose with the flight control team that supported Orbit 2 during the STS-106 mission.

Date: 03-27-15 Location: Bldg 30 South, FCR-1 Subject: Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords with Astronaut Mike Fossum and JSC Center Director Ellen Ochoa Photographer: James Blair / NASA

JSC2002-E-14074 (20 April 2002) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission specialist, speaks from the lectern in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the crew return ceremonies. Photo credit: NASA

S90-45814 (1990) --- Soon after being named an astronaut candidate, Class of 1990, Ellen Ochoa is about to take a familiarization ride in a NASA T-38 jet trainer. Photo credit: NASA

Photographic documentation showing the STS-96 crew return ceremony at Ellington Field. Views include: pilot Rick D. Husband with his two children, Mission Specialist (MS) Daniel T. Barry is partially visible behind him (05966); MS Ellen Ochoa holds a baby (05967); slanted side view of the stage with mission commander Kent V. Rominger at the podium, and seated behind him (left to right): Mr. George Abbey, JSC director, MS Valery Tokarev, MS Julie Payette, MS Daniel T. Barry, MS Ellen Ochoa, MS Tamara E. Jernigan and pilot Rick D. Husband (05968); Payette sign photographs for visitors (05969); Tokarev at the podium (05970); Husband at the podium (05971); Ochoa at the podium (05972); Rominger at the podium (05973); Tokarev signs photographs for visitors (05974); front, wide shot showing MS Tamara E. Jernigan at the podium, and seated behind her (left to right); Mr. George Abbey, MS Valery Tokarev, MS Julie Payette, MS Daniel T. Barry, MS Ellen Ochoa, pilot Rick D. Husband and mission commander Kent V. Rominger (05975); Jernigan signs photographs for visitors (05976).

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman Dan Brandenstein, left, also a Hall of Fame astronaut, presents inductee Ellen Ochoa with her hall of fame medal. Former Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats, right, a Hall of Fame member, presented Ochoa for induction. During this year's ceremonies, space shuttle astronaut Michael Foale also was enshrined.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Ochoa, from the left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.

STS110-E-5182 (11 April 2002) --- Astronauts Ellen Ochoa (left), STS-110 mission specialist, and Daniel W. Bursch, Expedition Four flight engineer, work the controls of the Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Ochoa and Bursch used the robotic arm to lift the S0 (S-Zero) Truss out of Space Shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay and installed it onto the temporary claw fixture on the Destiny laboratory. The image was taken with a digital still camera.

STS056-29-019 (8-17 April 1993) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-56 mission specialist, takes a brief time out from a busy day in space to play a 15-minute set of flute offerings on the space shuttle Discovery's aft flight deck. Ochoa, who has played the flute for 25 years, performed the Marine Corps Hymn, Navy Hymn and God Save the Queen for fellow crew members as well as some Vivaldi for herself. Photo credit: NASA

STS110-E-5186 (11 April 2002) --- Astronauts Ellen Ochoa (foreground), STS-110 mission specialist, and Daniel W. Bursch, Expedition Four flight engineer, work the controls of the Canadarm2 in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Ochoa and Bursch used the robotic arm to lift the S0 (S-Zero) Truss out of Space Shuttle Atlantis? payload bay and installed it onto the temporary claw fixture on the Destiny laboratory. The image was taken with a digital still camera. Photo credit: NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Ochoa is United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman Dan Brandenstein, left, also a Hall of Fame astronaut, presents inductee Ellen Ochoa with her hall of fame medal. Former Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats, right, a Hall of Fame member, presented Ochoa for induction. During this year's ceremonies, space shuttle astronaut Michael Foale also was enshrined.

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

JSC2007-E-023806 (12 May 2007) --- Following the Expedition 14 crew return at Ellington Field, cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer, is greeted by JSC Deputy Director Ellen Ochoa. JSC Director Michael L. Coats and Mrs. Coats are visible in the background. Photo credit: NASA

STS056-30-021 (8-17 April 1993) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa uses a 70mm handheld camera to record an ocean scene during the ATLAS 2 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission specialist, along with four other NASA astronauts, spent nine days in space in support of the ATLAS 2 mission.

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, guests sit under the famed spacecraft during the U.S. Hall of Fame activity. During this year's ceremonies, space shuttle astronauts Ellen Ochoa and Michael Foale were enshrined.

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer

ISS004-E-9991 (10 April 2002) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission specialist, is photographed near a Destiny laboratory window on the International Space Station (ISS). Portions of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Canadarm2 are visible through the window.

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Ellen Ochoa, who was a mission specialist on four space shuttle missions, speaks during the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ceremony. She is now director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. The activity took place in the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

ISS004-E-10047 (16 April 2002) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission specialist, looks through the Earth observation window in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Portions of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Canadarm2 are visible through the window.

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer

ISS004-E-9962 (10 April 2002) --- Astronauts Rex J. Walheim (left), Ellen Ochoa, and Lee M. E. Morin, all STS-110 mission specialists, are photographed in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer

STS110-E-5091 (9 April 2002) --- Astronauts Ellen Ochoa (left) and Michael J. Bloomfield, STS-110 mission specialist and mission commander, respectively, are photographed on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The image was taken with a digital still camera.

JSC2001-E-12474 (April 2001) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, at the Spacecraft Communicator (CAPCOM) console in the flight control room of Houston's Mission Control Center, watches monitors and displays while communicating with the Space Shuttle Endeavour crew in space.

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, also a member of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, honored Ellen Ochoa and Michael Foale during ceremonies on May 19, 2017. The activity took place in the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

STS110-E-5028 (8 April 2002) --- Astronauts Michael J. Bloomfield (right) and Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission commander and mission specialist, respectively, eat a meal on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The image was taken with a digital still camera.

The European Service Module Structural Test Article (in the background) photographed at the Space Power Facility at NASA Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio on Nov. 30, 2015. Group photo (including JSC Director Ellen Ochoa) taken in front of structure. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

U.S. Senator for Texas Ted Cruz visits Orion at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 8, 2013. Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed Orion progress with the Senator. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion team gathers at Space Center Houston on May 20, 2015 to celebrate their accomplishments on Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). JSC Director Ellen Ochoa speaks at the podium. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch on Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 3, 2014. Behind Ochoa, from the left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

STS096-380-019 (27 May - 6 June 1999) --- The seven crew members for the STS-96 mission pose for the traditional inflight crew portrait in the hatch way of the U.S.-built Unity node for the International Space Station (ISS). From to left to right, bottom, are astronauts Daniel T. Barry, Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa. On top are cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev, along with astronauts Tamara E. Jernigan and Kent V. Rominger. Astronaut Rick D. Husband is between Rominger and Ochoa. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Tokarev is with the Russian Space Agency (RSA).

S94-40073 (23 June 1994) --- Wearing training versions of the launch and entry suits (LES), astronauts Ellen Ochoa, payload commander, and Joseph P. Tanner, mission specialist, await the beginning of a training session on emergency egress procedures. The STS-66 crew participated in the training, held in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory. Ochoa and Tanner will join three other NASA astronauts and one international mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) flight scheduled for November of this year.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Ochoa, from the left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa grins after suiting up for launch, scheduled for 4:40 p.m. EDT (20:40 GMT). Ochoa is making her fourth Shuttle flight. STS-110 is the 13th assembly flight to the International Space Station, carrying the S0 Integrated Truss Structure and Mobile Transporter (MT). On the 11-day mission, the mission features four spacewalks to attach the S0 truss, which will become the backbone of the Space Station, to the U.S. Lab, "Destiny." The MT, a space "railcar," is attached to the truss segment and will make its debut run during the flight

S94-40095 (23 June 1994) --- Jean-Francois Clervoy (center), STS-66 international mission specialist, chats with payload crew mates during a training session on emergency egress procedures. Wearing training versions of the launch and entry suits (LES), the crew members are, left to right, Scott E. Parazynski, Joseph P. Tanner, Clervoy and Ellen Ochoa. Ochoa is payload commander; Tanner and Parazynski are NASA mission specialists and Clervoy represents the European Space Agency (ESA) as a mission specialist. Six astronauts will spend a week and a half aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in Earth-orbit in support of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3).

ISS004-E-9967 (10 April 2002) --- Astronauts Lee M. E. Morin (left foreground) and Ellen Ochoa, both STS-110 mission specialists; along with astronaut Stephen N. Frick (left background), STS-110 pilot, cosmonaut Yury I. Onufrienko, Expedition Four mission commander, and astronaut Rex J. Walheim, STS-110 mission specialist, are photographed in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket are being prepared for launch. Behind Bolden, from the left, are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes partially hidden behind Bolden, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman Dan Brandenstein, left, also a Hall of Fame astronaut, presents inductee Michael Foale with his hall of fame medal. Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, right, a Hall of Fame member, presented Foale for induction. During this year's ceremonies, space shuttle astronaut Ellen Ochoa also was enshrined.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

JSC2002-E-34625 (21 Aug. 2002) --- Astronaut Sandra H. Magnus (left), STS-112 mission specialist, uses the virtual reality lab at NASA?s Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for her duties aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with ISS elements. Lead SSRMS instructor Elizabeth C. Bloomer assisted Magnus. Astronaut Ellen Ochoa (standing) looks on. Photo credit: NASA

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Lockheed Martin Orion Program manager Mike Hawes speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Hawes, from the left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.

Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean serve as the backdrop for this 70mm scene of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere (CRISTA), attached to the Shuttle Pallet System (SPAS). CRISTA-SPAS was in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Atlantis Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm. The crew deployed the Crista-SPAS on November 4, 1994 and the tandem remained in free-flight until November 12, 1994 when it was retrieved by the Canadian-built RMS, controlled by payload commander Ellen Ochoa.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, foreground with backs to the camera, get a close-up view of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket being prepared to launch NASA's Orion spacecraft on its first flight test.

ISS004-E-9968 (10 April 2002) --- Astronauts Lee M. E. Morin (left foreground) and Ellen Ochoa, both STS-110 mission specialists, cosmonaut Yury I. Onufrienko (left background), Expedition Four mission commander, and astronaut Rex J. Walheim, STS-110 mission specialist, are photographed in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch on Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 3, 2014. Behind Bolden, from the left, are Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes and Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

STS066-56-015 (3-14 Nov 1994) --- On the Space Shuttle Atlantis' flight deck, the six crew members pose for the traditional in-flight crew portrait. They include, left to right in lower frame, astronauts Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist; Donald R. McMonagle, mission commander; Scott E. Parazynski, mission specialist; and Curtis L. Brown, pilot. Floating at top frame are Ellen Ochoa, payload commander; and Jean-François Clervoy, mission specialist, representing the European Space Agency (ESA).

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 mission specialist, looks through the window of the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS) as she views portions of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Canadarm2. It was during the STS-110 mission that the Canadian-developed ISS robotic arm was used to maneuver spacewalkers around the station for the first time. The STS-110 mission, carried by the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis, was launched on April 8, 2002.

STS056-S-002 (January 1993) --- The five NASA astronauts assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-56\Atlas-2 mission are pictured in training versions of their partial-pressure launch and entry garments. Left to right are astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, Steven S. Oswald, C. Michael Foale, Kenneth D. Cameron and Ellen Ochoa. Cameron is mission commander; Oswald, pilot; while the other three will serve as mission specialists.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, foreground with backs to the camera, get a close-up view of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket being prepared to launch NASA's Orion spacecraft on its first flight test. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Bruno, from the left, are NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes and Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa.

STS056-S-052 (8 April 1993) --- A nocturnal scene shows the Space Shuttle Discovery leaving the Launch Pad to begin the Atlas-2 mission in Earth-orbit. Launch occurred at 1:29 a.m. (EDT), April 8. Onboard were astronauts Kenneth D. Cameron, Stephen S. Oswald, C. Michael Foale, Kenneth D. Cockrell and Ellen Ochoa.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa has a final check of her launch and entry suit in preparation for launch April 4. This flight will be her fourth. The STS-110 payload includes the S0 Integrated Truss Structure (ITS), the Canadian Mobile Transporter, power distribution system modules, a heat pipe radiator for cooling, computers and a pair of rate gyroscopes. The 11-day mission is the 13th assembly flight to the ISS and includes four spacewalks to attach the S0 truss to the U.S. Lab Destiny

The NASA/Lockheed Martin leadership team watches the Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) launch outside Hanger AE at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014. Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa, Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Jackie Bolden, Orion Deputy Program Manager Mark Kirasich, NASA Astronaut John Casper. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. On the right, behind Cabana is Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa.

In the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman Dan Brandenstein, left, also a Hall of Fame astronaut, presents inductee Michael Foale with his hall of fame medal. Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, right, a Hall of Fame member, presented Foale for induction. During this year's ceremonies, space shuttle astronaut Ellen Ochoa also was enshrined.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. On the right, behind Cabana is Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Bolden, from the left, are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion team (including JSC Director Ellen Ochoa, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Operations Directorate William Gerstenmaier) discuss Orion operations in Building AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Congressman Steve Stockman, Texas 36th district, and Congressman Randy Weber, Texas 14th district, visit NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 20, 2013. Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer and Johnson Space Center Director Dr. Ellen Ochoa discussed the status and accomplishments of the Orion program. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.