The Mexican astronaut Katya Echazarreta She is a woman who has inspired many young girls by pointing out that the world of science is not just for boys. Now, the young woman has excited Mexicans by announcing that she is going to be a mother.
Through her social media, Katya, who is in Paris, showed a pregnant photo with an emotional message where she talks about how she always wanted to go to Europe, but due to economic reasons her family could not afford the trip.
“More than 10 years later, I am here with Omega. I have been invited to speak about the work I am doing to advance space exploration in Mexico and LATAM. Things always work out well in the end,” said the young woman from Guadalajara.
Who is Katya Echazarreta?
Katya Echazarreta She is a 28-year-old young scientist, originally from Guadalajara but living in California, United States. electronic engineer and she is the first Mexican to travel to space, which she achieved in 2022 when she was part of the mission Blue Origin NS-21 aboard the spaceship New Shepard.2.
In March of last year, Katya She was invited by the United Nations Children’s Fund in Mexico to speak about the male chauvinism in the world of science.
There she mentioned that the biggest obstacle to reaching space was machismo and said that her knowledge was repeatedly underestimated and the “role” she had in society as a woman was put above it.
“The most important thing is always, first of all, to let your work speak, because the work we are doing and what we are doing in those places is very important and valuable, and second, to understand that words are words and they will hurt you if you let them,” she said at the time.
Katya Echazarreta She was also immortalized as a Barbie doll. The young astronaut is part of the collection Barbie Role Models or “Inspiring Women”
There is also a planetarium named in his honor in Iztapalapa. This planetarium is located in the Utopía Libertad in the Iztapalapa municipality. It is free to enter and documentaries about space, planets and Earth topics are shown there.
