Amanda Nguyen (amandangocnguyen) made history as the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space!⁠ ⁠ Launching aboard Blue Origin's all-female NS-31 mission on April 14, Nguyen is paving the way for future generations of Asian women in science. ⁠ ⁠A civil rights activist and bioastronautics researcher, she’s set to conduct groundbreaking research on Southeast Asian plant biology and menstrual health, in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center.⁠ ⁠ 🤳Click our Link in Bio to sign up for our newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ #AmandaNguyen #FirstInSpace #RepresentationMatters #SpaceForHumanity #AsianExcellence