Sept 17, 2007

Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2339 mcabbage@nasa gov

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james a hartsfield@nasa gov

RELEASE: 07-194

NASA NAMES ASTRONAUT ELLEN OCHOA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JOHNSON

HOUSTON -- Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa has been named the next deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center Ochoa is a four-time space flier who has served as director of flight crew operations at Johnson She will succeed Bob Cabana, who was named director of NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi

"Ellen has proven her exceptional capabilities many times in space as well as in her many roles on the ground, including most recently her superb management of flight crew operations," said Johnson Director Mike Coats "We are extremely fortunate to bring her outstanding reputation throughout the agency and her wealth of experience to this new task "

Ochoa will assume duties as deputy director after the next space shuttle mission, STS-120

Ochoa considers La Mesa, Calif , her hometown She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from San Diego State University and a master's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University She managed the Intelligent Systems Technology Branch at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif , before being selected as an astronaut in 1990 She flew on space shuttle missions STS-56 in 1993, STS-66 in 1994, STS-96 in 1999, and STS-110 in 2002, logging a total of 978 hours in space She became deputy director of flight crew operations at Johnson in December 2002 and director of flight crew operations in September 2006

For complete biographical information on Ochoa, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/ochoa html

For more information on NASA and its programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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