Aisha Bowe Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Aerospace Engineer • Astronaut • Entrepreneur • Rocket Scientist • Speaker
Known For	Being a crew member of Blue Origin NS-31, an all female sub-orbital spaceflight mission
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'9" (175 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours	• ScholarPOWER Academic Award (2009) • NASA Equal Employment Oppourtunity Medal by NASA (August 2012) • Outstanding Technical Contribution by the National Society of Black Engineers (February 2012) • 21st Century Trailblazer in Aerodynamics and Aviation by the National Society of Black Engineers and Outstanding Technical Contribution for her technical paper entitled 'Evaluation of a Fuel Efficient Maneuver for Conflict Resolution' (February 2012) • NASA Ames Engineering Honor Award by NASA Ames Reseach Center (September 2012) • NASA FIRST Leadership Development Program by NASA (December 2012) • Special Recognition by Black Engineer of the Year (February 2013) • Silicon Valley's National Coalition of 100 Black Women's Women in Technology of the Year Award (March 2014) • US Women's Chamber of Commerce 'Emerging Star' Award (2015) • Willie Hobbs Moore award (2017) • Outstanding Alumna Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (2020) • Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) of Washington, D.C. (2020) • Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Michigan Community College Association (2021) • Inc. magazine’s Female Founders 100 (2022) • Black Business Leaders Award by Virginia Business Magazine (2023) • Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2023) • Named in the Essence Magazine's 'POWER 40' list (2023) • STEM for Her's Woman of the Year (2024) • Luminary Award at Black Enterprise's Women of Power Summit (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 November 1986 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	38 Years
Birthplace	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	American
Hometown	Ann Arbor, Michigan
School	Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
College/University	• Washtenaw Community College, United States • University of Michigan, United States
Educational Qualification	• Associate of Science (AS) Pre-Engineering from the Washtenaw Community College (2003-2005) • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan (2006-2008) • Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Space Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan (2008-2009)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Mountaineering, Snow Boarding, Scuba Diving
Controversies	• Criticised for her space flight In 2025, after her short space flight that lasted only 10 minutes and 21 seconds, she along with her 6 member crew were criticised by several celebrities and social media users for the purpose of their flight. In an interview, she responded to the criticisms and claimed that their space flight helped advance the science and inspire the world. She said, "We flight qualified hardware, so that more people could use our hardware to fly. It is bigger than the criticism. We are inspiring the world right now."
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Glenroy Bowe (Deceased 0n 6 January 2025; Taxi Driver) Mother- Niema Fox
Siblings	Brother- Elijah Bowe Sister- Tasneen Bowe

Some Lesser Known Facts About Aisha Bowe

• Her parents divorced during her childhood, which, according to her, led to issues with her self-esteem and education during school.
  

  Aisha Bowe during her childhood with her father

• She was recommended to pursue cosmetology by her high school guidance counsellor.

• In an interview, she revealed that her poor grades at Washtenaw Community College made her feel depressed. She claimed that on her father’s advice, she took up mathematics and, after receiving good grades, fell in love with the subject, and said,
  

  However, my father convinced me to take a pre-algebra class. I got an A and fell in love with mathematics. That was when I realized that I was holding on to a whole range of limiting beliefs that I had to set aside.

• According to her, her interest in science fiction influenced her choice of pursuing aerospace engineering.

• She served as a secretary at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a member of the National Society of Black Engineers while studying at the University of Michigan.

• She was inspired and mentored by her professor, Thomas Zurbuchen, to pursue a career at NASA.

• She worked as an intern at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Ames Research Center from June 2008 to August 2008 and as a mission engineer from May 2008 to November 2009.

• She worked as an Aerospace Engineer specialising in Flight & Fluid Mechanics at NASA Ames Research Center from November 2009 to February 2015. She helped in the development and evaluation of algorithms in support of Air Traffic Management.
  

  Aisha Bowe at NASA Ames Research Center

• She has published several research papers including ‘Selecting Conflict Resolution Maneuvers Based on Minimum Fuel Burn’ (2010), ‘Evaluation of a Fuel Efficient Maneuver For Conflict Resolution’ (2012), and ‘Robust Conflict Detection and Resolution around Top of Descent’ (2012).

• As a NASA liaison to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program, she served as a mentor to students, holding interview workshops and leading NASA site tours.

• In April 2013, she founded STEMLingo, a hands-on, self-paced coding kit, in Washington, D.C.

• In April 2013, she founded STEMBoard, a tech company in Virginia. The company was ranked as the fastest-growing private company in 2020 in Inc. Magazine’s ‘Inc. 5000’ list and received the Nunn-Perry Award from the United States Department of Defence in 2022.

• In 2015, she became a Level 1 certified scuba diver from Scuba Schools International, California.
  

  Aisha Bowe’s temporary certificate of Scuba Diving

• In 2017, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
  

  Aisha Bowe after reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro

• She received a ‘Project Management Professional’ certificate from the Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania, in March 2018.

• In November 2020, she became a ‘Certified ScrumMaster®’ (CSM®) from the Scrum Alliance.

• In December 2020, she received her ‘AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner’ certificate from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• She was a focus of the documentary, ‘In Her Element’ (2022), which talks about the next generation of women in technology.

• During an interview in 2024, she revealed that an aerospace engineer whom she had mentored when she was 13 was working on a rocket for Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P., in which Aisha Bowe would visit space.

• On 14 April 2025, she became a member of the Blue Origin NS-31, a suborbital space flight mission under the New Shepard program of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P.
  

  Aisha Bowe showing The Bahamas patch after reaching space

• After her space flight, she became the first black woman to travel with Blue Origin and the sixth black woman to cross the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary of space.

• She is the first woman of The Bahamas heritage to travel to space.

• During the space flight, she carried postcards from various students worldwide with their dreams written on them, a symbolic American flag once taken to the moon by astronaut Pete Conrad, and various items that honour her Bahamian heritage.

• Her call sign during the space flight was Exuma, a native district of her grandfather in The Bahamas.

• She is a member of the U.S State Department Speaker Program and has delivered lectures in various countries, including South Africa, Israel and Kuwait.

• She serves as a host of Inc. Magazine’s ‘Your Next Move’ podcast.
  

  Aisha Bowe in a still from the podcast, Your Next Move

• She drinks alcohol occasionally.
  

  Aisha Bowe with a glass of alcohol