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Mishaal Al Shemimry – Get To Know The Saudi Woman Who Just Made It To NASA

By Mohammed Mirza

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Previously featured on the list of most powerful Arab Women, Al Shemimry is inspiring us all again. News of her becoming the first Saudi woman to join NASA spread like wildfire on social media. Even the US Central Command tweeted about it saying that she is “an inspiring model for women.” Her Story Miami based […]"

Mishaal Al Shemimry – Get To Know The Saudi Woman Who Just Made It To NASA

Previously featured on the list of most powerful Arab Women, Al Shemimry is inspiring us all again.


News of her becoming the first Saudi woman to join NASA spread like wildfire on social media. Even the US Central Command tweeted about it saying that she is “an inspiring model for women.”

Photo Credit: mishaalashemimry.com
Photo Credit: mishaalashemimry.com

Her Story

Miami based Mishaal once said in an interview, “When I look back at the moment I was inspired, when I was six, it somehow puts things into perspective. I guess you can say I get my inspiration through my younger eyes staring at the sky in awe and enthusiasm.”

She continued, “My fascination with space started while gazing at the stars in the Unayzah desert. Since then my focus has been to become an aerospace engineer and contribute to the development of space vehicles and rockets” she said.

She pursued her passion and earned Bachelor of Science Degrees in Aerospace Engineering and in Applied Mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology. She then went on to earn a Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering also from the Florida Institute of Technology, which was sponsored by NASA.

As a graduate research assistant, Mishaal worked on a NASA Marshall Space Flight Center project on nuclear thermal propulsion. She has analyzed and designed a new thermal nuclear rocket engine for the Mars Missions for NASA. Al Shemimry also worked for Raytheon Missile Systems’ Aerodynamics Department and contributed to 22 rocket programs.

Photo Credit: mishaalashemimry.com
Photo Credit: mishaalashemimry.com

Mishaal Aerospace

In 2010, Al Shemimry founded MISHAAL Aerospace, which she serves as the President and CEO. The aerospace company specializes in launch vehicle development.
A project that she has been working on for many years now through Mishaal Aerospace is the M-Rocket Series. They are a series of first generation cost-effective space access vehicles that can serve a broad range of applications of space payloads.


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