NASA unveils the astronauts who will relaunch human space flights from U.S. soil

Houston - NASA hopes that spaceflight elite team will help to open a new era of space travel since the Space Shuttle was abolished in 2011, the first flight crew member in the United States on Friday .

Ellen Ochoa (1958 -) was a veteran astronaut who was elected four times in space flight and the flight time was about 1000 hours. She was the director of the NASA Johnson Space Center, the second woman who won the championship, and the first Latin woman, the first Latin American chosen as an astronaut. We also have three patents on optical systems for various applications including the universe. He and his brothers and sisters who have emigrated from Mexico often face discrimination, which has a strong influence on him. As a result, her father wants him to assimilate and assert his children not to speak Spanish.

Mr. Ellen Ochoa recently retired from the Federal Army as head of the NASA Johnson Space Center heading the country's human space flight company. She is an experienced astronaut, serving as a crew member of four space shuttle missions, serving as a flight engineer at the initiative of scientific activities onboard, operation of robotic arm, start of mission, rendezvous, and entry phase I played a role. . Prior to being appointed as the Director of the Center, he served as deputy director for five years, but he previously led the astronaut office and the Flight Steering Committee to manage the operation of the aircraft.

Astronauts may play the most obvious role in space exploration, but they are hardly doing work. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), there are currently 45 active American astronauts. Another 28 astronauts were hired by NASA but were no longer qualified for the mission. In order to be an astronaut, you first need to select the applicant to participate in the astronaut candidate program. Eligibility requirements for program choice are US citizenship, at least bachelor's degree in bioscience, computer science, engineering, mathematics or physical science, at least 1000 hours or 3 years aircraft operating experience. Prior to choosing to participate in the program, qualified applicants are screened and interviewed and a group of talented applicants is receiving additional interviews and events at Johnson Space Center.