Yes I do think Ellen Ochoa is a hero. She will help little kids. Ellen always do her work, she listen to her mother. She reach  for the stars like her mother said. She did not let nobody hinder her hard work . She is a hard worker. Some people told her girls are not good math students but she didn't let those people hinder her and she keep doing her work like a smart girl. She was the first hispanic woman to explore space. She will get the job done just in time.This shows that Ellen Ochoa never was a bad person. She is a good person. My dog is a hero just like Ellen Ochoa because he is not a bad dog. He likes to help people on my block, he get mice out the block so he is a hero like Ellen Ochoa.