Carroll University

Science and Medicine

• Astronaut:  Franklin Chang-Dìaz, 1986. He flew on a total of seven space-shuttle missions. 
  

  Ellen Ochoa

  The first female Hispanic astronaut was Ellen Ochoa, whose first of four shuttle missions was in 1991.
• Nobel P...

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and it recognizes the achievements of Hispanics everywhere. Why Sept. 15? It's recognized as the Independence day of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondura...