Blue Origin announced recently that Mexican-born Katya Echazarreta is part of the crew flying on the next New Shepard (NS)-21 mission. An electrical engineer and former NASA test lead, Katya will carry a postcard to space on behalf of Blue Origin’s foundation. Club for the Future aims to inspire future generations to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Katya was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her mission is to provide representation for women and minorities interested in STEM fields. She is the co-host of the YouTube series “Netflix IRL” and “Electric Kat” on the CBS show “Mission Unstoppable.”
Katya is currently pursuing a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University and earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2019. Following graduation, she spent four years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on NASA missions, including the Perseverance Rover and Europa Clipper.
Katya’s seat is sponsored by Space for Humanity, a nonprofit whose mission is to expand access to space for all of humanity.
Also among the party of six is Victor Correa Hespanha. He is a 28-year-old civil production engineer from Brazil. As a child, he dreamed of becoming an astronaut, and after buying his first non-fungible token (NFT), he’s honored to be the second Brazilian to fly to space and the world’s first cryptonaut, someone who explores the lesser-visited galaxies of the cryptocurrency industry.
Victor’s seat is sponsored by the Crypto Space Agency, whose mission is to combine the space industry’s technology with the innovation and financial power of the crypto markets to accelerate humankind’s off-world future.
According to Blue Origin, the company’s efforts to fly astronauts to space on New Shepard, produce reusable liquid rocket engines, create a highly-reusable orbital launch vehicle with New Glenn, and return Americans to the surface of the Moon will add new chapters to the history of spaceflight and move us closer to fulfilling that founding vision.
Space is beautiful and planet Earth is the greatest view of all!
¡El espacio es hermoso y el planeta Tierra es la mejor vista de todas! pic.twitter.com/Q5nKE8ZLUi
— Kat Echazarreta (@katvoltage) June 4, 2022
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