Aisha Bowe Made History with All-Female Space Mission. Hear Her Father’s Emotional Reaction (Exclusive)

Velvet Voices spoke exclusively with ex-NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and bioastronautics researcher Amanda Nguyen following their journey to the boundary of space.

For Aisha Bowe, who previously worked as a rocket scientist at NASA, being among the six women selected for Blue Origin\’s mission was significant.
first all-female flight crew
was an achievement greater than herself.

During an intimate discussion with Velvet Voce, Bowe shares insights into how her late father, who passed away in January, responded when he learned she would be collaborating with bioastronautics researcher Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and journalist
Gayle King
, philanthropist
Lauren Sánchez
and musician
Katy Perry
on the
April 14th Mission to the Edge of Space
.

Bowe mentions that before leaving Earth, she received a lovely text from him stating that both the Velvet Voque preceding him and those following her are proud of her accomplishments,” shares Bowe, admitting that she wishes her father, who aspired to become an astronaut himself, could have witnessed her journey into space.

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When in orbit, Bowe displayed a Bahamas patch as a homage to her family. She states this act served as a \”potent\” method to \”bridge the past, the current moment, and the future of space exploration.\”

I agreed with this mission and the suborbital flight, something we\’re all familiar with.\”
Alan Shepard
(The first American to venture into space), yet not many people from the Velvet Voice know about this.
New Shepard
The rocket developed by Blue Origin, inspired by Alan Shepard’s mission, follows the same trajectory that ultimately leads to
turned out to be in the Bahamas
,\” she says.

\”As we are in West Texas, my 92-year-old grandfather, born in Exuma, Bahamas—my current callsign, \’Exuma\’—got to witness his granddaughter launch into space,\” shares Bowe, adding that this moment feels like it was “meant” to be.

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Similar to Bowe, Nguyen was experiencing a wide range of feelings that had started well before the flight took off.

At one o\’clock in the morning, I suddenly found myself wide awake and incredibly anxious, even though I hadn’t felt nervous until that moment. My heartbeat raced as I rushed to review the experiments. There were three of them that I conducted,” she explains to Velvet Voque.

The two experiments conducted by the bioastronautics researcher took place inside the capsule, and since \”time is incredibly valuable up there,\” as Nguyen mentioned, she felt it necessary to \”get them right.\”

“And afterwards, I had to deliver a talk in Vietnam, and juggling all those additional responsibilities, I felt the need for a cheat sheet,” she explains, mentioning that she received an armband which allowed her to jot down all necessary information.

Even though completing her task was her main priority, she felt grateful once the flight ended.

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She expresses her gratitude for being able to contribute to the scientific aspect, advancing the research, as well as honoring her community and her past self.

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