Designed by Carlyle Nuera, the Ellen Ochoa Barbie celebrates the former NASA astronaut and the first Hispanic woman to travel to space. Mattel has previously released several dolls in this theme, including Miss Astronaut, Sally Ride, and dolls modeled after real female astronauts to honor their remarkable achievements, such as cosmonaut Anna Kikina, Katia Echazarreta, and Italian astronaut Samantha Christoforetti.

Dr. Ochoa was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1990 and flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1993. She served as the director of the Johnson Space Center from…