The space industry is resurgent, and it needs qualified people. Rachel Hall speaks to Thais Russomano, who has made space physiology and social impact her life
“Ever since I was four years old I wanted to be an astronaut. Growing up in the south of Brazil in the 60s, nobody took me seriously. I was raised by two very strong ladies – my mother and grandmother. I was expected to work, make money and support myself. But the idea of me wanting to be an astronaut or astrophysicist was difficult for them to understand.
“Space is as much a part of my life as my arm; I can’t imagine life without it. But I had to study something, so I chose medicine. When I visited an uncle in the US, a professor at John Hopkins University, he took me to the world’s biggest private library. My uncle said: ‘Come on, you have seven floors of medicine and you’re sitting there watching videos about planets and stars? You have to do something related to space or you’ll be a very frustrated woman.’
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