Aisha Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist, 2X Founder, and soon-to-be astronaut. Her upcoming Blue Origin New Shepard flight marks the latest milestone in a career defined by innovation, leadership, and global advocacy in STEM and entrepreneurship.
Among the less than 2% of women founders to raise over $2 million in venture capital, Aisha founded LINGO, an edtech company that already serves 10,000 students and is on a mission to equip one million learners with STEM skills over the next decade.
Aisha’s journey, from discovering her passion for math in a community college pre-algebra class to preparing for space, has inspired audiences worldwide. Her story has been featured on national television, online platforms, and in print by outlets including Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Wired, and The Kelly Clarkson Show. She was also the subject of the documentary In Her Element, available on Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Apple TV.
As a U.S. State Department Global Speaker, Aisha has advocated for STEM, space, and entrepreneurship in several countries including Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Croatia, and South Africa.
A member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Aisha has earned numerous awards for her dedication to technical excellence including NASA's Engineering Honor Award, STEM for Her Woman of the Year, and Black Enterprises Luminary Award.
She holds a B.S.E in Aerospace Engineering and an M. Eng. in Space Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Aisha worked at NASA’s Ames Research Center where she was a Mission Engineering in the Small Spacecraft Division and Aerospace Engineer in the Flight Trajectory Dynamics & Controls Branch of the Aviation Systems Division. Her work focused on Nanosatellite missions and methods to maintain safe separation of air traffic and optimize fuel consumption within automated systems
Recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in America, STEMBoard was founded by Aisha Bowe in 2013. STEMBoard is an award-winning technical powerhouse specializing in professional advisory services for elite organizations in the U.S Government.
Aisha raised nearly $2 million in venture capital to fund LINGO, a self-paced coding kit for learning technical concepts at home. Growing fast, LINGO is currently used by over 5,000 students in 10 countries. The kits are sold on Amazon, Walmart and Target.
Aisha Bowe has been confirmed as the first Black woman to fly with Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company, Blue Origin, on the New Shepard rocket.. Aisha is expected to be the sixth Black woman in history to cross the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space.
I can’t believe I’m going to space! As someone who’s committed their life to breaking boundaries, this will be my greatest adventure yet. I want to show the world what can be achieved when we all dream bigger and reach for the stars.
I’m going to space!
I am honored to fly with Blue Origin on New Shepard, joining the ranks of the women who have journeyed to space!
New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to go to space.
Nearly 30 years after former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992, I am honored to follow in her footsteps as we begin to realize the potential of public access to space.
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