Kathleen Burton June 9, 2003<br />NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.<br />Phone: 650/604-1731 or 604-9000<br />E-mail: Kathleen.M.Burton@nasa.gov<br /><br /><br />RELEASE: 03-45AR<br /><br /><br />NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: News media representatives and the public are invited to attend a presentation by NASA astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa on Wednesday, June 11, at 7 p.m. PDT at Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif. To reach Flint Center, take the Stevens Creek Blvd. exit off Highway 85. Further information is available by calling 408/864-8816. In accordance with Flint Center union regulations, television and radio media representatives may only film, record or videotape a maximum of 60 seconds of the lecture. The filming must be for a news program only, not a documentary, and no more than 30 seconds may be broadcast.<br /><br /><br />NASA ASTRONAUT TO SPEAK AT WOMEN'S LECTURE SERIES ON JUNE 11<br /><br /><br />A NASA astronaut who has flown on four space shuttle missions will be the featured speaker at the 'Women in Science: No Limits' lecture series on June 11, 2003, at Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif. <br /><br /><br />Dr. Ellen Ochoa will discuss "NASA and Space: An Astronaut's Perspective" at the 7 p.m. talk, which is free and open to the public. Adults, students and young people of all ages are welcome.<br /><br /><br /> "The purpose of the lecture series is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and I can think of no better role model than Ellen Ochoa to convey the excitement of space and science to a broad audience," said NASA Ames Research Center Director G. Scott Hubbard.<br /><br /><br />Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado will moderate the lecture. Following the lecture, Ochoa will entertain questions from the audience.<br /><br /><br />During her presentation, Ochoa will show videos of recent shuttle missions into space and explore the challenges and rewards of being a NASA astronaut. An astronaut since 1991, Ochoa has logged over 978 hours in space. She was a mission specialist on STS-56 (1993), served as the payload commander on STS-66 (1994) and served as a mission specialist and flight engineer on STS-96 (1999) and STS-110 (2002).<br /><br /><br />On STS-110, Ochoa was one of the astronauts who operated the International Space Station's robotic arm, helping to install a part on the space station and to maneuver crew members during three of the mission's four spacewalks. Ochoa is a graduate of Stanford University (1985) with a doctorate in electrical engineering.<br /><br /><br />NASA, De Anza College and the National Center for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEM) co-sponsor the series.<br /><br /><br />To reach Flint Center, which is located on the campus of De Anza College in Cupertino, take the Stevens Creek Blvd. exit off Highway 85. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring eight quarters for parking. For further information about the series, call 408/864-8816 or visit:<br /><br /><br /> www.flintcenter.com<br /> or<br /> http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov