Starting this season, the Indian research base Himadri has been specially equipped to perform observations, with special winter gear/clothing and other technical support. But why is the Arctic being studied?
Ellen Ochoa, American astronaut and administrator who was the first Hispanic woman to travel into space (1993), working as a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery. She later served as director of the Johnson Space Center (2013–18). Learn more about Ochoa’s life and career.