Aisha Bowe is the first Black Woman to Go to Space With Jeff Bezos
Aisha Bowe, former NASA rocket scientist and founder of tech company STEMBoard, is officially living out her dream!
Bowe grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan with a deep love for math and science. In high school, her counselor suggested she pursue cosmetology, but she discovered her true passion while taking mathematics courses at Washtenaw Community College. She eventually transferred to the University of Michigan, earning a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering and a Master’s in Space Systems Engineering before landing a job with NASA as a rocket scientist! During this time, a lot of her work was focused on developing methods to maintain safe separation of air traffic and optimize fuel consumption within automated systems.
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