Sara Sabry
Sara Sabry is an Egyptian engineer, citizen astronaut, and entrepreneur. In 2022, as part of the Blue Origin NS-22 mission, she became the first Egyptian to travel into space, as well as the first African and Arab woman. She is also the founder and CEO of the Deep Space Initiative, a non-profit organization.
In 2021, she completed a two-week Moon mission simulation, and has also completed an astronaut training program at Florida Tech, making her the first Egyptian woman qualified to conduct research in sub-orbital space.
Sabry is an international keynote speaker, sharing her experiences in entrepreneurship, space travel, technology, and overcoming personal obstacles. She researches planetary spacesuits with the NASA-funded Human Spaceflight Lab at the University of North Dakota.
Education and career
Sabry graduated from Lycee Francais du Caire. She earned her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo in 2016, minoring in biology, chemistry and pre-med. She then went on to obtain a master's degree in biomedical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2020 where her research focused on the use of AI in Robot-assisted surgery.Sabry is working toward a doctoral degree in Aerospace Sciences from the University of North Dakota in the United States, while conducting research on Spacesuit Engineering at their NASA-funded Human spaceflight Lab.
Pre-flight research
In 2021, Sabry participated in an Analog Moon mission simulation in LunAres Research Station as the crew Medical Officer, making her the first Female Egyptian Analog Astronaut.Sabry founded Deep Space Initiative, a non-profit organization aimed at expanding accessibility to space. The organization offers various programs and initiatives to encourage individuals, especially those from underrepresented groups, to enter the space field with hands-on experience. Their Education Department offers course certifications related to Astronaut Health & Performance, Space Architecture, and Space Transportation Systems.