NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

As an aerospace technologist at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Rosa Obregon helps test engines to power rockets toward the stars. Now – thanks to Latina magazine – she's in the company of stars.

Latina's December 2005/January 2006 issue names Obregon one of the 10 Women of the Year for her contribution to NASA's space shuttle mission in July, the first shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia accident. The magazine's other honorees include: a New Orleans doctor described as a heroine of Hurricane Katrina; the president of MTV; a Tony Award winner; and, as a group, the almost 2,500 Latina troops deployed in the Middle East. The magazine gives actress Eva Longoria of ABC's show, "Desperate Housewives," top honors as the Woman of the Year.