WASHINGTON DC — Katya Echazarreta's flight suit from Blue Origin's NS-21 suborbital spaceflight is displayed in the newly opened Futures in Space exhibit hall at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The electrical engineer wore this suit during her June 2022 spaceflight aboard the RSS First Step spacecraft, making her the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space. Echazarreta's trip was sponsored by Space for Humanity's citizen astronaut program, which aims to democratize access to space travel. The exhibit highlights her ongoing work to inspire others, particularly in Mexico, to p

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