Yes I think Ellen Ochoa is a hero because Ellen did well in all her classes and was the first hispanic women in space.
  In the story it says,when Ellen Ochoa was growing up,her mother told her to reach for the stars. The author wants me to know that Ellen would go to space one day.
In the story It also says, Ellen decided that she wanted to be an engineer. While Ellen was an engineer she built robots that used special tools to see things around them. She had to study very hard, but she did well.
 Lastly in the story it says Ellen was a great math student . Most boys thought girls weren't good math students. Ellen didn't let those people hinder her learning.
 This reminds me of when I got all A's in first grade just like Ellen got good grades in all of her classes.