Sara Sabry’s Post

Sara Sabry, First Egyptian Female Analog Astronaut | After received her engineering degree in Egypt, Sara studied mechanical and biomedical engineering in Italy, followed by a course in aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sara Sabry is the first female Egyptian analog astronaut – with a wide range of experience that spans from Mechatronics and Robotic Surgery, to Stem Cell Development and Bioastronautics. Analog astronauts are those who receive real astronaut training under simulated conditions, as a kind of “test” or “prototype” of a real mission. The purpose is to iron out every detail and potential disaster before a real mission into space that costs billions of dollars to launch. She was fascinated by space and saw a gap that needed to be filled in the industry. NASA not only needed more women – it needed more Arab women. It was then that she decided to found the Deep Space Initiative, where she is it’s CEO. Deep Space Initiative (DSI), a non-profit company that aims to increase accessibility and opportunity for space research. Sabry is helping EgSA to design and build the first analogue research station in Africa. Building the first analog research station in Africa brings Egypt closer to participating in the space race. It provides Egyptian aeronauts, especially women, with a platform to expand their knowledge and gives them the opportunity to bring their own unique perspectives and research to the table. Prior to her work in the space industry, Sara was a yoga teacher, CrossFit trainer and spent some time practicing mixed martial arts. In 2016 she traveled around Africa volunteering in different schools and organisations, including a Women Empowerment Center in Uganda. Sara Sabry