Photos 2024 – Not a woman’s job?
Celebrating women who dare to lead, innovate and forge new paths in science and tech:
Dr. Sumbal Mushtaq
ITU
Dr. Sumbal Mushtaq is training in an intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit at Florida Tech with the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), focusing on bioastronautics and commercial spaceflight. She is the first Pakistani woman to become a scientist‑astronaut candidate. A medical doctor with a childhood fascination for stars, she carved out her own path to become a future physician in space.
© Jefferson Mushtaq