status birth_place mission nationality article_title birth_date insignia selection image time name type
retired los angeles , california sts-56 , sts-66 , sts-96 , sts-110 american ellen ochoa
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ellen ochoa

ellen lauri ochoa -lrb- born may 10 , 1958 -rrb- is a former astronaut and current director of the johnson space center .
ochoa became director of the center upon retirement of the previous director , michael coats , on december 31 , 2012 .
