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Meet The LeaderBe your own role model - a female rocket scientist, pioneer and science influencer explainsWomen comprise just a fraction of the aerospace sector - a field research says is poised for trillion-dollar growth in the years to come. Mishaal Ashemimry is the head of the Centre for Space Futures where she works to improve space policies and unlock the next phase of the space economy. She shares her experience as a woman not just in a male-dominated sector but in a region that for much of her life didn't have a formal space agency. She explains what slows the growth of women in aerospace and what's changing for the better in this sector...
2026-02-1217 min
The Space Policy ShowEp. 152: Resilient Global Space FuturesThe World Economic Forum has set up the 1st Centre for Futures focused on space, and hosted by the Saudi Space Agency, to foster innovation and economic growth across the enterprise. Which areas does the global Centre see as most critical to space delivering its promising economic value? What is the role of policy and regulation on a global scale in the successful commercialization of space? How does the Centre fit into the 4th Industrial Revolution’s manifest? In today’s show, Dr Jamie Morin (Center for Space Policy & Strategy, Executive Director) talks to Mishaal Ashemimry, Center for Space Futur...
2025-01-2936 min
Space Café RadioSpace Cafe Radio Frontiers - Pioneering Space Futures with Mishaal AshemimrySpace Debris and the Global Space Economy: Insights from the Center for Space FutureIn this episode of Space Café Radio, join Torsten Kriening, Publisher at SpaceWatch.Global as he interviews Mishaal Ashemimry, Managing Director of the Center for Space Future, during the 'Connecting the World from the Skies' conference in Riyadh, November 2024. They talk about the critical issue of space debris and its impact on the space economy, discussing the Center's mission, regulatory measures, technological advancements, and cross-sector collaboration. Ashemimry shares her extensive background in aerospace engineering and outlines the Center's goals and future plans, emphasizing gl...
2024-12-2629 min
Star DiaryInterview: Spaceflight entrepreneur Mishaal AshemimryMishaal Ashemimry started her own aerospace company at the age of 26, aiming to build the space industry in her home nation of Saudi Arabia. Now she works as a special adviser to the Saudi Space Commission, who recently sent their first female astronaut into space on board the Axiom-2 mission. She is a keen promoter of women in the space industry, and is the President for diversity initiatives at the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-07-2124 min
Space Marketing PodcastSpace Marketing Podcast - Keegan Kirkpatrick with Space AdvisorsSpace Marketing Podcast with Keegan Kirkpatrick at Space AdvisorsIn this episode of the Space Marketing Podcast, we chat with Keegan Kirkpatrick from Space Advisors. He is the founder and CEO of RedWorks and a consulting partner at Space Advisors. Space Advisors is a consulting, advisory, and strategic forecasting firm that helps new startups and established entities best position themselves for the space industry. As both a founder and consultant he’s been a proponent of reducing supply chains wherever possible, as that is the best path toward sustainability. Space Advisors help companies enter the spa...
2023-06-1458 min
The Mo ShowMishaal Ashemimry | The Mo Show 49 | Rocket Science, Aerospace Engineering & commercial space travelMishaal Ashemimry is the first female Aerospace Engineer in the GCC. Her fascination in astronomy began when she was only six and led her to a career in rocket science. When she’s not designing or testing rockets, she flies planes and scuba dives to unwind. As soon as the right opportunity comes, Mishaal is ready to launch herself into space.
2022-02-1857 min
The STEM Read PodcastSTEM Read Podcast: The Sky Isn’t the LimitAerospace Engineer Mishaal Ashemimry, the first Saudi woman to work for NASA, and children's author Suzanne Slade discuss their love of STEM and all things space.
2021-06-1942 min
Engineering Word Of The Day: ARCHIVEParents, Math Teacher, and Rocket Test - Preview of The K12 Engineering Education PodcastThis is a preview of a new episode of The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, with aerospace engineer Mishaal Ashemimry. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/engineering-education/support
2021-01-2202 min
The K12 Engineering Education PodcastAerospace Engineering Entrepreneur, with Mishaal AshemimryMishaal Ashemimry is an aerospace engineer and pilot who, after working for major aerospace organizations, formed her own aerospace startup to design rockets for small, low-Earth orbit satellites. As a Saudi American, she got interested in the stars when she was young, looking up at the sky while visiting Saudi Arabia. She describes many parts of her path in this career, including love of math, starting a business, being recognized as the first female aerospace engineer in the Gulf Cooperation Council, and her role as an Arabic-speaking STEM education social media influencer.
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2021-01-2253 min
The STEMcastRocket Woman Launching Dreams Made for Space (ft. Mishaal Ashemimry)Listen in to a remarkable aerospace engineer talk about her beginnings and brightest hopes for the Arab’s Race to Space.
2020-09-1457 min
Women Power Podcast with Wafa AlobaidatMishaal Ashemimry On Manifesting Her Dream To SpaceMishaal Ashemimry is a Saudi-American Aerospace Engineer, Aerospace Entrepreneur, speaker and influencer. Her fascination with space started at the age of six while gazing at the stars in the Unayzah desert. To feed her curiosity, she decided to learn how to build rockets that would enable her to explore space and one day take her there. Mishaal’s success has literally reached the stars! She was the first saudi woman to join NASA and is also the CEO of her own company Mishaal Aerospace. As the First female aerospace engineer in the GCC, she realized that this title comes wi...
2020-07-3059 min