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Katya Echazarreta

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Katya Echazarreta is a Mexican and American electrical engineer, science communicator and citizen astronaut. She became the first Mexican-born woman in space as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program, launching aboard Blue Origin on June 4, 2022. She has worked at NASA on several missions, including as a test lead for the Europa Clipper ground support equipment group. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Astronaut Role
Spaceflight Participant 1
Birth Year
1995 2
Connections

Associated With

Blue Origin, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Katya Echazarreta
NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Katya Echazarreta

Operated By

Blue Origin, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Katya Echazarreta
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Nationality

Mexico

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Katya Echazarreta
  • Lead paragraph, role
    Katya Celeste Echazarreta González (born June 15, 1995) is a Mexican and American electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut.
  • In Group: Space Tourists and Private Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Katya Celeste Echazarreta González (born June 15, 1995) is a Mexican and American electrical engineer, science communicator, and Citizen Astronaut.
  • Operated By: Blue Origin, Article text: agency link
    The Space For Humanity initiative selected Echazarreta to fly to space with Blue Origin NS-21 as a Space for Humanity Ambassador.
  • Associated With: Blue Origin, Article text: program or flight link
    The Space For Humanity initiative selected Echazarreta to fly to space with Blue Origin NS-21 as a Space for Humanity Ambassador.
  • Associated With: NASA, Article text: associated organization
    She transitioned to a full-time engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of the Europa Clipper Ground Support Equipment group.
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2. Wikidata: Katya Echazarreta
Wikidata Q111928109, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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