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Photos 2024 – Not a woman’s job?

Celebrating women who dare to lead, innovate and forge new paths in science and tech:

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Monica Ortiz Álvarez
ITU

Monica Ortiz Álvarez, Analog Astronaut Commander of the 1st Latin American Mars Research Mission, is Mexico’s first woman astronaut. She was received awards from the Senate of the Republic of Mexico and named an inspiring Mexican by the country’s Institute for Women. She is a lawyer, astrobiologist, and youth president of the Approaching the Universe Foundation, and Ambassador for the International Space Station.

© Approaching the Universe Foundation or in Spanish Fundacion Acercándote al Universo (FAU)