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Mentors by Geographic Region: Asia

Zainab Azim

Co-Founder of G.I.V.E and Youngest Member of Virgin Galactic's Future Astronaut Program

Deepana Gandhi

Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer, TeamIndus - Axiom Research Labs, India

Aisha Jagirani

Director General, Department of External Relations and Legal Affairs, Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization

Karin Nilsdotter

CEO, Spaceport Sweden; Tech Woman of the Year; Founder, Women in Space; Member of the Virgin Galactic Future Astronaut Program

Thais Russomano

Space Physiology and Aerospace Medicine; Founder and CEO of InnovaSpace Ltd, UK

Notice: Network Mentors take independent committments to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the space sector and do not hold official affiliation or status with the United Nations. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is not liable for any words spoken or actions taken by Network Mentors. Links, citations, or other references to external websites do not consitute an endorsement on the part of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs or the United Nations.

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Applications to be matched with a Space4Women Network Mentor as a mentee in the 2020-2021 cycle are now closed.
Mentee applications for the 2021-2022 cycle will open in March. Please check back for more information at that time.

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To apply to be a mentee, please fill out the application at the link above. For other requests, please email space4women @ un.org and include the following information:

  • Your name and organization
  • The mentor's name
  • Your reason for wishing to be put in contact with them (speaking engagement, partnership opportunity, etc.)

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