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Katya Echazarreta | |
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| Born | June 15, 1995 |
| Nationality | Mexican, American |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Website | www |
Katya Celeste Echazarreta González[1] (born June 15, 1995) is a Mexican electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut. She became the first Mexican-born woman in space as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program, launched June 4, 2022.[2]
She worked at NASA, first as an intern during her university undergraduate career, then later as a test lead for the Europa Clipper Ground Support Equipment group. She has contributed to a total of five NASA missions. Around 2019, Echazarreta began uploading engineering-related content to Instagram, later expanding her platforms to YouTube and TikTok.
Echazarreta was the co-host of Netflix's YouTube series, Netflix IRL, while pursuing a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
- ^ "Jalisco reconoce a Katya Echazarreta, primera mexicana en ir al espacio". Excélsior (in Spanish). 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Blue Origin launches six people to suborbital space". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2022-06-11.