Anousheh Ansari is the first woman tourist in space and blogger from space. Ansari was born in Iran but later moved to the states as a teen. Ansari is an engineer and is the co-founder and chairperson of Prodea Systems. The Russian space program allows tourists to become passengers on their spaceships a program NASA has been contemplating for the many years now. The pricetag to become a space tourist is about three million dollars. Ansari said, "I hope to inspire everyone—especially young people, women, and young girls all over the world, and in Middle Eastern countries that do not provide women with the same opportunities as men—to not give up their dreams and to pursue them...It may seem impossible to them at times. But I believe they can realize their dreams if they keep it in their hearts, nurture it, and look for opportunities and make those opportunities happen." Facts and quote from Wikipedia.
See Ansari's live broadcast from space and judge for yourself it's inspiring for all women.
The Russian Cosmonauts greeting Ansari.
Ansari answering blog questions from space.
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