Electrical engineer will be 1st Mexican-born and one of youngest women in spaceGrowing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Katya Echazarreta was encouraged to abandon her dreams of traveling to space.
Mexican-born engineer pushing for more diversity in spaceA 26-year-old electrical and hardware engineer will become the first Mexican-born woman in space when she joins a diverse international crew for a 10-minute flight launched by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.