Space travel is a dream for the Corona native who grew up going to Little Saigon; she put it on hold after she was sexually assaulted in college.
Amanda Nguyen, a civil rights activist and founder of Rise, is set to fly to space on a Blue Origin New Shepard. She will be the first Vietnamese Woman to fly to space, according to Space for Humanity, the nonprofit that is sponsoring her trip. Nguyen, 32 years old and a Southern California native, is set to be the first Vietnamese woman in space.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 13: Amanda Nguyen attends Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice on September 13, 2023 at the Ford Foundation Center in New York City. “I chose to delay those dreams to fight for these rights, and I’m still able to hold onto that identity of the person who I was before I was hurt,” said said.
“Amanda’s novel voyage will represent a much-overdue, shining example to countless others,” Space for Humanity executive director Antonio Peronace said in a statement. “As an organization committed to democratizing space and making it accessible to all the world’s citizens, we’re proud that Amanda and her journey represent the strength, passion and brilliance we want to continue to launch to new heights.
Some details — like who she’ll be traveling with and the date — are not yet public, but Nguyen is preparing by chatting with other female astronauts, dubbed the “space sisters,” and collecting their advice. The preparation is physical, too, training, for example, how to eat lunch in a microgravity environment.
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