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An African woman in aerospace engineering

An African woman in aerospace engineering

MERCY WANGARE VENTURING into space, like the world of startups, is not for the faint-hearted. For aerospace engineer Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, however, space is a place for adventure, with unlimited possibilities. Having trained for space and even donned the full space garb, she is determined to make her mark in space exploration. Even if she doesn't make it all the way into space. “As a child growing up in Kenya I was always fascinated by space, planets and our solar system. So, in high school, I studied sciences and that’s how my journey began,” recalled aerospace engineer Wanjiku Kanjumba from…
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