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We’re just getting started on this journey, and the great part is that That brings me to the exciting new journey that you’re embarking on, collaborating with Nat Geo to document the experience. It makes me feel like I’m living out a purpose. To feel like you don’t belong in many ways, not just because you’re a woman, but a woman of color, and young, it makes me feel very proud to be a part of this moment right now. I think about my journey and all the things it took to succeed in a male dominated, helping to open for more inclusion, it definitely feels great because to be a part of that. You’re literally making history as the first Black woman to design a flight suit for women. Through internships I was able to experience the working environment. I was like, well, what’s more complex than a car or something? A spacecraft. So working at a place like NASA, the thought of it just became more natural to me as I went through my collegiate career. The harder it was, the better I thought I would be. If there was some challenge involved, there was something about me that wanted to be better. I’ve always been a curious kid, and I somehow have always been drawn to things that weren’t easy. But as far as having that artistic eye, I would say that that was something that has been innate. I learned to design orbits, all these things. A lot of my education was in technical field. So, I think art and just creativity is something that has always been innate. And I remember seeing everybody else drawing stick figures, and I was so confused (laughs). I remember being in kindergarten and drawing Bart Simpson and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and my sketches actually looked like the cartoon characters. How did you become so comfortable embracing both sides of your sensibilities in that way? Thompson sat down with ESSENCE to share how she feels about being a trailblazing, all while ensuring women are at the center of this new frontier. Thompson is focused on designing spacewear for current and future astronauts, including analog astronauts who simulate missions here on Earth and those preparing for space travel through her company, GIRL IN SPACE CLUB-the entire process is being featured in National Geographic’s October SPACE issue. As an adult, she’s at the helm of designing groundbreaking advancements thatĮnable safe space travel-all while maintaining style.

She also be able to solve nearly any math equation you put in front of her. As a child, she’d sketch, create and daydream. Sabrina Thompson has always embraced the convergence of her love of science and art.

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