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Mishaal Ashemimry is an aerospace engineer and pilot who, after working for major aerospace organizations, formed her own aerospace startup to design rockets for small, low-Earth orbit satellites. As a Saudi American, she got interested in the stars when she was young, looking up at the sky while visiting Saudi Arabia. She describes many parts of her path in this career, including love of math, starting a business, being recognized as the first female aerospace engineer in the Gulf Cooperation Council, and her role as an Arabic-speaking STEM education social media influencer.
Related Links
- Mishaal Ashemimry: Mishaal's profile on her website.
- Encarta: Article on Wikipedia.
- Hydrochloric Acid + Zinc: Video of this chemical reaction in a test tube on YouTube.
- BattleBots: TV series from Comedy Central.
- FIRST Robotics Competition: Website of the competition.
- NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center: Aerospace institution.
- Raytheon Technologies: Aerospace company.
- NERVA: Article on Wikipedia about this nuclear rocket program.
- MISHAAL Aerospace: Startup from Mishaal Ashemimry.
- SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research, funding source.
- SpaceX Engine Failure Claims Experimental Satellite: Article in Wired.
- DOF: Degree of freedom.
- Mishaal Ashemimry on YouTube: STEM education video channel, largely in Arabic.
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