# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIeani7P9d0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29476525-nextshark-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-15T17:15:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

## Caption

Amanda Nguyen (amandangocnguyen) made history as the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space!⁠
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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.⁠
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amandanguyen, firstinspace, spaceforhumanity, representationmatters, asianexcellence

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